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Mamluk

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mamluk

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 15172often not capitalized : a white or east Asian slave in Muslim countries

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