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kaimakam

noun
kai·​ma·​kam
variants: or less commonly qaimaqam or qaimmaqam \ ¦kīmə¦käm \
plural -s

Definition of kaimakam

: a lieutenant or deputy in the service of the Ottoman Empire

History and Etymology for kaimakam

Turkish kaymakam, from Arabic qā'im maqām deputy, from qā'im standing + maqām place

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