kaliphates
/ˈkeɪlɪˌfeɪts/
noun
- Plural of kaliphate; multiple offices, territories, or reigns of kaliphs.
- Several kaliphates rose and fell over the centuries in different parts of the world.
- Students compared the governments of different kaliphates in their history class.
- The map showed the boundaries of the early kaliphates in the Middle East and North Africa.