Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
مأذون
English translation:
marriage registrar
Arabic term
مأذون
This is a Libyan short story I'm working with. I thought the word means the person who officiates a marriage, but I don't understand how they are one of the حكماء البلدة.
....إلا أن حكماء البلدة - وهم إمام الجامع، المأذون ورئيس الشرطة
Thanks for your help!
| 5 +2 | marriage registrar |
Abd Alrahman Almidani
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| 5 | Marriage Officiant |
Angie Halloum
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| 4 | Marriage officer |
Yassine El Bouknify
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Aug 1, 2021 10:06: Abd Alrahman Almidani Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Sworn translator, MA in translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Sudanese, Egyptian, Jordanian, Saudi , Syrian, Lebanese, Iraqi, UAE) 
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English
marriage registrar
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Note added at 42 mins (2021-07-21 13:45:59 GMT)
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By the way, "Marriage official" is also correct.
For "marriage registrar", see this link on Proz: https://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic-to-english/religion/269782...
For "Marriage official", see this link on Proz as well:
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic-to-english/law-contracts/6...
The answers of Ms. Angie and Mr. Yassine are also correct.
United Arab Emirates
Translator, Editor and Copywriter
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Lebanese, Syrian, Saudi , Standard-Arabian (MSA), Palestinian, Iraqi, UAE, Egyptian, Jordanian, Yemeni, Kuwaiti)
Works in: English to Arabic, Arabic to English, Arabic, and 1 more.
Morocco
Literature,Marketing & Legal Translation
Native in: Arabic (Variants: Kuwaiti, Najdi, Standard-Arabian (MSA), Hassaniya, Moroccan, UAE) , Berber (Other) (Variants: Tashelhit , Riffian, Central Atlas Tamazight, Tamazight , Standard Moroccan Tamazight, Tarifit ) 
Works in: English to Arabic, French to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 21 more.
Marriage officer
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Note added at 10 mins (2021-07-21 13:13:47 GMT)
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https://www.proz.com/kudoz/arabic-to-english/law-contracts/6...
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