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 Meaning of CALIPHATE
| Pronunciation: |  | 'kalu`feyt 
 
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[n]  the office of a caliph  [n]  the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | berth, jurisdiction, office, place, position, post, situation, spot |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Cal"i*phate\, n. [Cf. F. califat.]
The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the
caliphs.
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