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Khedive (iou)



Khedive noun. M19.
[French khedive from Ottoman Turkish edv from Persian adiw prince, var. of udaiw petty god, from uda god.]
Hist. (The title of) the viceroy of Egypt under Turkish rule, 1867-1914.
Khedival,
Khedivial adjectives of or pertaining to the Khedive L19.
Khedivate,
Khediviate nouns the office or authority of the Khedive L19.