Found 2 items, similar to caliphate.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Caliphate Caliphate n 1: the era of Islam's ascendaancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; “their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate” 2: the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph 3: the office of a caliph
English → English (gcide) Definition: Caliphate Caliphate \Cal"i*phate\, n. [Cf. F. califat.] The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the caliphs. [1913 Webster]