Fatimid

(fat′i mid′)

adjective

descended from Mohammed's daughter, Fatima
designating or of a dynasty of Muslim rulers, descended from Fatima and Ali, that ruled over Egyptian Islam and parts of N Africa (909-1171)

noun

any Fatimid ruler or descendant

See Fatimid in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A Muslim dynasty that ruled North Africa and parts of Egypt (909-1171).

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