- a variation of khalifa.
khalif
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He also wrote to the khalif, to the powerful Shah of Khaurism, and to all the princes of Persia, to assure them of the purity of his faith.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
Such was the affection the khalif felt for Jaafar that he caused a robe with two collars to be made which they could wear at the same time.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The khalif Nassir-ladin-Illah even gave precedence to the banner of the pilgrims from Alamoot, and this mark of partiality drew on him the wrath of the potent prince of Khaurism.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
Age having enfeebled the powers of Othman, the reins of authority were slackened, and a spirit of discord pervaded all Arabia, illustrative of the Prophet's declaration of vigour being essential to a khalif.
From Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley
She became the wife of the khalif Al-Mamun, who, says Ibn Khallikan rather ungallantly, was "induced to marry her by the high esteem he bore her father."
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
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