caliph

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialscaliphca‧liph /ˈkeɪlɪf/ noun [countable] PGOHIGH POSITION OR RANKa Muslim ruler, especially in the pastExamples from the Corpuscaliph• Shortly afterwards, his defeated opponent Ali reappeared and was in turn acclaimed caliph.• The stranger asked permission to approach the caliph, who granted it and invited him to be seated.• As soon as the city showed signs of disorder, the caliph ordered women to stay at home.• Several hours earlier the caliph woke feeling very strange.• Only the violence of the subversive could interact with the violence of the caliph.Origin caliph (1300-1400) Old French calife, from Arabic khalifah “person who comes after”; because a caliph is regarded as a successor of Mohammed

单词	caliph
释义	caliph From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Officialscaliphca‧liph /ˈkeɪlɪf/ noun [countable] PGOHIGH POSITION OR RANKa Muslim ruler, especially in the pastExamples from the Corpuscaliph• Shortly afterwards, his defeated opponent Ali reappeared and was in turn acclaimed caliph.• The stranger asked permission to approach the caliph, who granted it and invited him to be seated.• As soon as the city showed signs of disorder, the caliph ordered women to stay at home.• Several hours earlier the caliph woke feeling very strange.• Only the violence of the subversive could interact with the violence of the caliph.Origin caliph (1300-1400) Old French calife, from Arabic khalifah “person who comes after”; because a caliph is regarded as a successor of Mohammed
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