CALIPHATE

caliphate

(noun) the office of a caliph

caliphate

(noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph

Caliphate

(noun) the era of Islam’s ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; “their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

caliphate (plural caliphates)

A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.

Anagrams

• cataphile, hepatical

Source: Wiktionary


Cal"i*phate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. califat.]

Definition: The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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