mufti /ˈmʌfti/ noun2 •A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa. •(UK, Australia) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military or the police, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.The innate reluctance of the Englishman to make himself conspicuous has stood him here in good stead. Except on special occasions, the British officers are almost always in mufti. — 1921 formsmuftis
