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caliphate (n.)

1610s, "dominion of a caliph," from caliph + -ate (1). Meaning "rank of a caliph" is recorded from 1753.

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Definitions of caliphate from WordNet
1
caliphate (n.)
the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph;
caliphate (n.)
the office of a caliph;
2
Caliphate (n.)
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;
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