Definition of caliphate

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  • caliphate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • caliphate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
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Definition of caliphate

  • the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community (noun)
  • the office of a caliph (noun)
  • the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph (noun)

See definition of caliphate in Merriam Webster