caliphate

or cal·if·ate, kal·i·fate, khal·i·fate

[ kal-uh-feyt, -fit, key-luh- ]

noun

1. the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.

caliphate

/ -fɪt; ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪt; ˈkæl- /

noun

1. the office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph

Word History and Origins

Origin of caliphate¹

First recorded in 1725–35; caliph + -ate ³

Example Sentences

The Islamic State once had a strong foothold in Iraq and Syria, but a US-led coalition of more than 70 countries largely drove them out from the physical caliphate they had created there.

From BBC

It moved westward to the Middle East about 1200 years ago, a date that coincides with the expansion of trade and warfare by two Islamic caliphates, the Umayyad and the Abbasid.

From Science Magazine

“I am famous from the courts of Chang’an to the caliphate of Baghdad for my honesty. They speak of my bargains among the tongueless island tribes—they click about me, like you do, Rasseem.”

From Literature

The group has given itself the name Khorasan as that was part of an historic Islamic caliphate spanning those countries, as well as northward into Central Asia.

From BBC

The US had singled out ISIS-Khorasan or ISIS-K, an offshoot of IS which seeks to establish a Muslim caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.

From BBC