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Khedive


Kheˊdive′

,
Noun.
[F.
khédive
, Pers.
khediw
a prince.]
A governor or viceroy; – a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

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khedive

khedive

English

Noun

khedive (plural khedives)

  1. The title of the monarch of Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, nominally a viceroy of the Sultan of Turkey.

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  1. "khedive" in Online Etymology Dictionary