caliphal


ca·liph

also ca·lif or kha·lif C0034700 (kā′lĭf, kăl′ĭf)n. A leader of an Islamic polity, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and by tradition always male.
[Middle English calife, from Old French, from Arabic ḫalīfa, successor (to Muhammad), caliph, from ḫalafa, to succeed; see ḫlp in Semitic roots.]
ca′li·phal adj.

caliphal

(ˈkeɪlɪfəl; ˈkæɪfəl) adjrelating to a caliph