Main Entry: di·van

Pronunciation: \di-ˈvan, ˈdī-ˌvan, especially in senses 1, 2, & 4 also di-ˈvän, dī-ˈvan\

Function: noun

Etymology: Turkish, from Persian dīvān account book

Date: 1586

1 a : the privy council of the Ottoman Empire b : council
2 : a council chamber
3 : a large couch usually without back or arms often designed for use as a bed
4 : a collection of poems in Persian or Arabic usually by one author