caliph
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Etymology [edit]
From Arabic خليف (khalīf) - successor.
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caliph (plural caliphs)
- The political leader of the Muslim world, successor of Muhammad's political authority, not religious or spiritual.
Translations [edit]
political leader of the Muslim world
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