Fatimite

Variant of Fatimid

Fatimid definition

Fati·mid (fat′i mid′)

adjective

  1. descended from Mohammed's daughter, Fatima
  2. 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
Also Fatimite Fat′i·mite′ (-mīt′)

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