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khedive
khedive [ ki dv ] (plural khedives)


noun 
Definition:
 
Turkish viceroy: the title of the Turkish viceroys who governed Egypt from 1867 to 1914 while it was under Turkish rule
[Mid-19th century. Via French< Ottoman Turkish ḵedıv< Persian ḵadiw 'prince' < ḵudā 'god']

khedival adjective
khedivate [ ki dvət, kə d vayt ] noun
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