califate

noun

1. caliphate.

noun

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

noun

1. a variant spelling of caliphate

noun

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

n.

“dominion of a caliph,” 1610s, from caliph + -ate (1). Meaning “rank of a caliph” is recorded from 1753.