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khilafat

noun
khi·​la·​fat | \ ¦kilə¦fat, kə̇ˈläfət\
plural -s

Definition of khilafat

: the chief spiritual authority of Islam as exercised by the Turkish sultans

History and Etymology for khilafat

Turkish hilâfet, from Arabic khilāfah caliphate

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