|kilə|fat, kə̇ˈläfət noun
( -s )
Etymology: Turkish hilâfet, from Arabic khilāfah caliphate
: the chief spiritual authority of Islam as exercised by the Turkish sultans
|kilə|fat, kə̇ˈläfət noun
( -s )
Etymology: Turkish hilâfet, from Arabic khilāfah caliphate
: the chief spiritual authority of Islam as exercised by the Turkish sultans
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012