mameluk

/M AH0 M AH0 L AH0 K/
noun
  1. 1

    Alternative spelling of Mameluke. [(historical) A member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers, mainly from the Eurasian steppe or the Caucasus; in particular, those who formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria from 1260 until 1516.]

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