Mamluk

Variant of Mameluke

Mameluke definition

Mam·eluke (mam′ə lo̵̅o̅k′)

noun

  1. a member of a military caste, orig. made up of slaves, that ruled in Egypt from 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811
  2. in Muslim countries, a slave

Etymology: obs Fr mameluk < Ar mamlūk, slave, lit., one possessed < malaka, to possess

Also Mamluk Mam′·luk (mam′lo̵̅o̅k)

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