Definition of Khalifat

1. a caliphate [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Khalifat

khaki
khaki drill
khakied
khakilike
khakis
khakkhara
khalam
khalams
khalat
khalats
khalif
khalifa
khalifah
khalifahs
khalifas
khalifat (current term)
khalifate
khalifates
khalifats
khaliff
khaliffs
khalifs
khalsa
khamaseen
khamaseens
khamrabaevite
khamseen
khamseens
khamsin
khamsins

Literary usage of Khalifat

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Universal History: From the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time by George Sale, George Psalmanazar, Archibald Bower, George Shelvocke, John Campbell, John Swinton (1759)
"... after we had given a particular account of the abolition of the khalifat,' ... the khalifat, will much more naturally fuc- ceed that of the ..."

2. The History of India from the Earliest Ages by James Talboys Wheeler (1876)
"They affected to treat the new rulers as viceroys under the khalifat; sent them dresses of honour and insignia ..."

3. The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas Mountains by Henry Baker Tristram (1860)
"... steward a valuable guide — Weary desert ride — Solitary well — Breasting the sand-waves — Souf at last — The hospitable khalifat — Magnificent reception ..."

4. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages by Thomas Keightley (1837)
"Origin of the khalifat—The first Khalifa—Extent of the Arabian Empire—Schism among the Mohammedans— ..."

5. Bibliotheca Marsdeniana Philologica Et Orientalis: A Catalogue of Books and by William Marsden (1827)
"Specimens of Arabian Poetry, from the earliest time to the Extinction of the khalifat, with some account of the Authors. By JD CARLYLE. Cambridge 1796, 4to. ..."

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