KAIMAKAM


Meaning of KAIMAKAM in English

noun

also qai·ma·qam or qaim·ma·qam |kīmə|käm

( -s )

Etymology: Turkish kaymakam, from Arabic qā'im maqām deputy, from qā'im standing + maqām place

: a lieutenant or deputy in the service of the Ottoman Empire

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