[ca.liph] or ca.lif n [ME caliphe, fr. MF calife, fr. Ar khalifah successor] (14c): a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam--used as a title -- ca.liph.al adj
CALIPH
Meaning of CALIPH in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012