khedive

Pronunciation: /kəˈdiːv/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914

Etymology

From French khédive, from Ottoman Turkish خدیو (ḫediv, ḫıdiv), from Persian خدیو (xadêw, xedêw, “lord, master, king”), from Bactrian χοαδηο (khoadēo, “lord”).

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