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CALIPHATE

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cal⋅iph⋅ate

  [kal-uh-feyt, -fit, key-luh-]
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–noun
the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
Also, califate, kalifate, khalifate.

Origin:
1725–35; caliph + -ate 3
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ca·liph·ate   (kā'lĭ-fāt', -fĭt, kāl'ĭ-)   
n.  The office or jurisdiction of a caliph. The last caliphate was held by Ottoman Turkish sultans until it was abolished by Kemal Atatürk in 1924.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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