Khedive

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Khedive \Khe`dive"\, n. [F. kh['e]dive, Pers. khediw a prince.]
     A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the
     sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Khedive
       n : one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and
           1914