The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. Variant of caliph.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See calif.
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n. the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth
Word Usage
"In the south, the Asharites, who worship the stars, whose territory, Al-Rassan, used to be united under a khalif but is now fragmented into many independent city-states."