caliphate
noun/ˈkælɪfeɪt/ · /ˈkeɪlɪfeɪt/
Etymology From Medieval Latin calīphātus, equivalent to caliph + -ate.
1
Monarchical government based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad, ruled by a caliph.
- Derived terms
- anticaliphate, caliphatic, caliphatist, caliphette, countercaliphate
- Related terms
- Caliph, Caliphist, Caliphism, Dar al-Islam, khanate, Panislamism, principality