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Mameluke in American English
a member of a military caste, orig. made up of slaves, that ruled in Egypt from 1250 until 1517 and remained powerful until 1811
noun: a member of a military class, originally composed of slaves, that seized control of the Egyptian sultanate in 1250, ruled until 1517, and remained powerful until massacred or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811

Mameluke in British English
noun: a member of a military class, originally of enslaved Turks, ruling in Egypt from about 1250 to 1517 and remaining powerful until crushed in 1811

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