Meaning Of The Word Caliph

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caliph
A caliph was a Muslim ruler.

caliph in American English
supreme ruler: the title taken by Mohammed's successors as secular and religious heads of Islam
noun: a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad

caliph in British English
noun: the title of the successors of Mohammed as rulers of the Islamic world, later assumed by the Sultans of Turkey

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