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kaimakam

kaimakam

English

Noun

kaimakam ‎(plural kaimakams)

  1. (obsolete) the governor of a sanjak in Turkey

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ "Caimacam." Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. MICRA, Inc. 2009.

Etymology

From Turkish kaymakam,[1] from Arabic قَائِم مَقَام ‎(qāʾim maqām).

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