Mameluke Definition

mămə-lo͝ok
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
Webster's New World
In Muslim countries, a slave.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Mameluke

Noun

Singular:
Mameluke
Plural:
mamelukes

Origin of Mameluke

  • From French mamelouk, ultimately from Arabic مملوك (mamlÅ«k, “slave") from ملك (málaka, “to possess, to acquire"), from the root Ù… Ù„ Ùƒ (m-l-k).

    From Wiktionary

  • French mameluk from Arabic mamlūk slave, Mameluke passive participle of malaka to possess mlk in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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