caimacam

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caimacam

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قایمقام (kaymakam), from Arabic قَائِم مَقَام (qāʔim maqām, “stand in”).

noun caimacami · caimacam · caimacamul · caimacamii

historical, masculine kaymakam, substitute of an Ottoman official

In English

kaymakam Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts

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"caimacam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/caimacam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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caimacam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/caimacam

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"caimacam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/caimacam.

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@misc{caimacam_2026,
  title = {caimacam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/caimacam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}