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| ca·liph [ káylif, kállif ] (plural ca·liphs) or ca·lif [ káylif, kállif ] (plural ca·lifs) or ka·lif [ káylif, kállif ] (plural ka·lifs) or kha·lif [ káylif, kállif ] (plural kha·lifs) |
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Muslim ruler: a title taken by Islamic rulers such as the Turkish sultans that asserts religious authority to rule, derived from that of Muhammad
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| [14th century. Via French caliphe< Arabic ḵalīfa "successor, deputy" < ḵalafa "succeed"] |
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