caliphate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.

/ˈkælɪfeɪt/ /ˈkeɪlɪfeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-caliphate.wav

caliphate caliphates khalifat khalifate

From Medieval Latin calīphātus, equivalent to caliph + -ate.

Caliph Caliphist Caliphism Dar al-Islam khanate Panislamism principality

anticaliphate caliphatic caliphatist caliphette

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