Caliphate Definition

kālĭ-fāt, -fĭt, kălĭ-
noun
The office or jurisdiction of a caliph. The last caliphate was held by Ottoman Turkish sultans until it was abolished by Kemal Atatürk in 1924.
American Heritage
The rank or reign of a caliph.
Webster's New World
The land ruled by a caliph.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Caliphate

Noun

Singular:
caliphate
Plural:
caliphates

Origin of Caliphate

  • From caliph +‎ -ate

    From Wiktionary

Caliphate Sentence Examples

  • His success was constant and the caliphate was brought very low by him.

  • See further Caliphate, section C, §§ 4, 5.

  • Walid designated his two sons as heirs to the Caliphate.

  • At the end of the first year of his caliphate Abu Bekr saw Arabia united under Islam.

  • The town reached its greatest prosperity towards the beginning of the decline of the caliphate, when it was for a time an independent capital.

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Words Starting With

CCACAL

Words Ending With

ETEATE

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Words Starting With C and Ending With E

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