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caliph definition

ca·liph (kā′lif; also, kal′if)

noun

supreme ruler: the title taken by Mohammed's successors as secular and religious heads of Islam

Etymology: ME & OFr calife < Ar khalīfa, caliph, successor < khalafa, succeed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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