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 [kal-uh-feyt, -fit, key-luh-]   Origin

cal·iph·ate

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

Origin:
1725–35; caliph + -ate3
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caliphate, califate or kalifate (ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkæl-, ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkæl-)
 
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the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
 
califate, califate or kalifate
 
—n
 
kalifate, califate or kalifate
 
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caliphate
"dominion of a caliph," 1610s, from caliph + -ate. Meaning "rank of a caliph" is recorded from 1753.
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