(3 syl.). A corruption of Timour Lengh (Timour the
Lame), one of the greatest warrior-kings that ever lived. Under him
Persia became a province of Tartary. He modestly called himself Ameer (chief), instead of sultan or shah. (1380-1405.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
