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Mamluk
noun Mam·luk \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\
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Origin of MAMLUK
Arabic mamlūk, literally, slave
First Known Use: circa 1506
Rhymes with MAMLUK
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