caliphate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
caliph /ˈkeɪlɪf, ˈka-/

▶noun historical the chief Muslim civil and religious ruler, regarded as the successor of Muhammad.

– derivatives
caliphate noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. caliphe, from Arab. ḵalīfa ‘deputy (of God)’ (from the title ḵalīfat Allāh), or ‘successor (of Muhammad)’ (from the title ḵalīfat rasūl Allāh ‘of the Messenger of God’).

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