SINCE 1828
Fat·i·mid
| \ ˈfatəməd, -(ˌ)mid\
variants:
or less commonly Fatimite \ -ˌmīt \
plural -s
Definition of Fatimid
: a descendant of Fatima, a daughter of Muhammad, and Ali, the cousin of Muhammad and fourth caliph of Islam, regarded by the Shiʽites as a true heir to the caliphate
especially
: a member of the Fatimid dynasty ruling portions of North Africa during the period a.d. 909–1171
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