Mameluke
noun
- a member of a military caste, orig. made up of slaves, that ruled in Egypt from 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811
- in Muslim countries, a slave
See Mameluke in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(mămˈə-lo͞okˌ)
noun A member of a former military caste, originally composed of slaves from Turkey, that held the Egyptian throne from about 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811.
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