khalifa

American  

[kuh-lee-fuh] / kəˈli fə /

Also khalif

noun

1. a variant of caliph.

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Example Sentences

In a year of famine, the second khalifa of the prophet Mohammed suspended the law of amputating hands when some people stole food to eat.

From Time Magazine Archive

And at the head of this urbane and flourishing commonwealth sat the great Umeyyad khalifa, emulous of the glories of Bagdad and Cairo, and eager to surpass them in elegance and splendour.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

His power once firmly established, Ben Abbad disposed of his puppet, and announced that the khalifa was dead and had designated him his lawful successor.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

There is an absurd story to the effect that here were collected the girls fabled to have been sent by way of annual tribute by Mauregato to the khalifa.

From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)

He was succeeded by the principal khalifa, Abdullah el Taaisha, a Baggara Arab, who for the next thirteen years ruled the Sudan with despotic power.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various