khedive

noun

khe·dive kə-ˈdēv

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: a ruler of Egypt from 1867 to 1914 governing as a viceroy of the sultan of Turkey

khedivial

kə-ˈdē-vē-əl

adjective

or khedival

kə-ˈdē-vəl

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Etymology

French khédive, from Turkish hidiv

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of khedive was in 1847

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khedive

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khe·dive kə-ˈdēv

: a governor of Egypt from 1867 to 1914

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