Caliph
Caliph noun - The civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth.
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King and caliph are semantically related in historically topic. In some cases you can use "King" instead a noun "Caliph".
Nearby Word: caliphate
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- One episode of The Sandman had an Arabian Nights-flavored tale with a medieval caliph (kind of like a Muslim king/pope) who wanted to talk to Dream.
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The king there sent him back to Bagdad with massive presents for the caliph.
Source: City of Gold -
After he's sent from the Caliph's stables (where he's prized as one of the finest horses) to the King of England as a gift, the English stablemaster considers him a long-necked, undersized, weedy runt and an insult to the stables, and sends him to the horse auction.
Source: The Alleged Steed
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