Meaning & use
Califate
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The office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph; the territory ruled by a caliph. A variant spelling of "caliphate."
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Historians debate the exact boundaries of the early Islamic califate.
The califate expanded rapidly in the century following its founding.
A note on using this word
An older, now less common spelling of "caliphate"; modern texts almost always use the "ph" form.
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