[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

caliph \ca"liph\ k=a"li^f, n. oe. caliphe, califfe, f.
   calife cf. sp. califa, fr. ar. khalimacfan successor, fr.
   khalafa to succed i. e. a successor of mohammed.
   successor or vicar; the civil and religious leader of a
   muslim state; -- a title of the successors of mohammed both
   as temporal and spiritual rulers, used formerly by the
   sultans of turkey. written also calif, kaliph, kalif,
   khalif.
   1913 webster
see also:
calif kaliph kalif khalif 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

caliph
     n : the civil and religious leader of a muslim state considered
         to be a representative of allah on earth; "many radical
         muslims believe a khalifah will unite all islamic lands
         and people and subjugate the rest of the world" syn: calif,
          kaliph, kalif, khalif, khalifah
see also:
calif kaliph kalif khalif khalifah 

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