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plural of caliphate n. 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 n. the territori…

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  1. plural of caliphate n. 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 n. the territorial jurisdiction of a caliph n. the office of a caliph