Main Entry: Mam·luk

Pronunciation: \ˈmam-ˌlük\

Variant(s): or Mam·e·luke \ˈma-mə-ˌlük\

Function: noun

Etymology: Arabic mamlūk, literally, slave

Date: circa 1506

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