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caliph (n.)
late 14c., from Old French
caliphe
(12c., also
algalife
), from Medieval Latin
califa
, from Arabic
khalifa
"successor," originally Abu-Bakr, who succeeded Muhammad in the role of leader of the faithful after the prophet's death.
