Term
millets
Autonomous religious communities responsible for their own laws, taxes, and internal security under a leader accountable to the central government.
Filed underChurch History
Definition
An autonomous self-governing religious community, each organized under its own laws and headed by a religious leader, who was responsible to the central government for the fulfillment of millet responsibilities and duties, particularly those of paying taxes and maintaining internal security.
Sources
- 1.“Millet.” Encyclopaedia BritannicaLinkOriginal citation: "Millet." Encyclopaedia Britannica. January 10, 2022. https://www.britannica.com/topic/millet-religious-group.
Last revised August 14, 2026