Eventually the Vizier (Wazir), whose duty it is to provide them, cannot find any more virgins. Scheherazade (, "Shahrazād", from Middle Persian: , "čehr", 'lineage' + , "āzād", 'noble'), the vizier's daughter, offers herself as the next bride and her father reluctantly agrees. On the night of their marriage, Scheherazade begins to tell the king a tale, but does not end it. The king, curious about how the story ends, is thus forced to postpone her execution in order to hear the conclusion. The next night, as soon as she finishes the tale, she begins another one, and the king, eager to hear the conclusion of that tale as well, postpones her execution once again. This goes on for one thousand and one nights, hence the name.