or califate or kalifate (ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt, -fɪt, ˈkæl-)
noun
the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph
caliphate in American English
(ˈkeɪləfət; ˈkæləˌfeɪt)
noun
1.
the rank or reign of a caliph
2.
the land ruled by a caliph
caliphate in American English
(ˈkæləˌfeit, -fɪt, ˈkeilə-)
noun
the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph
Also: califate, kalifate, khalifate
Word origin
[1725–35; caliph + -ate3]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: amorphous, hairline, pantheism, postmortem, viburnum-ate is a suffix occurring orig. in nouns borrowed from Latin, and in English coinagesfrom Latin bases, that denote offices or functions (consulate; triumvirate; pontificate), as well as institutions or collective bodies (electorate; senate); sometimes extended to denote a person who exercises such a function (magistrate; potentate), an associated place (consulate), or a period of office or rule (protectorate). Joined to stems of any origin, -ate signifies the office, term of office, or territory of a ruler or official (caliphate; khanate; shogunate)
Examples of 'caliphate' in a sentence
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So what pushed him to become a 'soldier of the caliphate'?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Ultimately they seek the destruction of western civilisation and the imposition of a caliphate.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He abolished the caliphate and forbade the fez.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She still believed in him, and in a caliphate.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But soon the caliphate began to come apart.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Their dress has changed now they are beyond the 'caliphate'.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
They all said they regretted joining the 'caliphate'.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Their mission was clear: to populate the caliphate.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Still, fear remains a powerful motivator for the latest residents of the caliphate.