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Mameluke

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Mameluke /ˈmaməluːk/

▶noun a member of a regime descended from slaves, that formerly ruled parts of the Middle East.

– origin from Fr. mameluk, from Arab. mamlūk (passive part. used as a noun meaning ‘slave’), from malaka ‘possess’.

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