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kaymakam
- /kʌɪməˈkɑːm/ UK
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From Ottoman Turkish قایمقام (kaymakam), from Arabic قَائِم مَقَام (qāʔim maqām, “stand in”).
noun kaymakams · qaimaqam · qaim maqam · kaimakam · kaimacon · kaimacan
- An Ottoman official who acted as grand vizier and governor of Constantinople during any absence or illness of the incumbent. He desird him to leave a charge with the Chimacham his Deputy.
- An Ottoman official who acted as beylerbey of Egypt between regular appointments.
- An Ottoman official who acted as hospodar of Moldavia or Wallachia during any absence or illness of the incumbent.
- A lieutenant colonel in the Ottoman or early Turkish army, replaced by the rank of yarbay.
- Synonym of sanjakbey during the mid-19th century.
- An Ottoman official who oversaw a kaza during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; similar positions in Ottoman successor states.
- A local administrator in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Iraq, and Lebanon.
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noun Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts
| Français | caïmakam |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | καϊμακάμης kaïmakámis |
| Română | caimacam |
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