n. member of a military unit that was made-up of slaves converted to Mohammedanism that seized control of the sultanate in 1250 in Egypt and held the throne until 1517 and continued in power until 1811 when it was exterminated by Mehemet Ali; (in Muslim countries) slave
MAMELUKE
Meaning of MAMELUKE in English
Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012