khalif
Britishnoun
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As the khalif vanished erst, In what seemed death to uninstructed eyes, On red Mokattam’s verge.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
It is said that when the Saracens captured Alexandria, their victorious general sent to the khalif to know his pleasure respecting the library.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by Draper, John William
They rose in arms, and proclaimed as khalif Al-Mamoon's uncle Ibrahim.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
The income assigned to this establishment, by the munificence of the khalif, was 257,000 ducats annually, arising from the tenths paid to the crown.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
At length the death of the Fatimite khalif occurred most opportunely to free him from embarrassment.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Keightley, Thomas
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