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# caliph

«caliph» in Mova's school dictionary: **The ruler of a Muslim empire in old times, who was seen…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (caliph, caliphs)

### meaning for a pupil

(old use) The ruler of a Muslim empire in old times, who was seen as a successor of the Prophet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caliph/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in old Arabian stories, the powerful ruler who gives orders and asks questions; used as a title

### examples

- The caliph asked what it all meant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caliph/#x1)
- The caliph lived in a great palace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caliph/#x2)
- A servant bowed low before the caliph. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caliph/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «caliph» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/caliph/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.