Mamluk
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Mam·luk

noun \ˈmam-ˌlük\

Definition of MAMLUK

1
: a member of a politically powerful Egyptian military class occupying the sultanate from 1250 to 1517
2
often not capitalized : a white or east Asian slave in Muslim countries

Variants of MAMLUK

Mam·luk or Mam·e·luke \ˈma-mə-ˌlük\

Origin of MAMLUK

Arabic mamlūk, literally, slave
First Known Use: circa 1506

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