caliphate

ca·liph·ate  (kl-ft, -ft, kl-)

n.

The office or jurisdiction of a caliph. The last caliphate was held by Ottoman Turkish sultans until it was abolished by Kemal Atatürk in 1924.

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caliphate, califate, kalifate [ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt -fɪt ˈkæl-]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Caliphate - the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
	2.	caliphate - the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
	3.	caliphate - the office of a caliph berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

Translations

caliphate [ˈkeɪlɪfeɪt] N → califato m