Khanate
noun
noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The polity ruled by a khan, comprising one or more tribes or clans; a state or dominion ruled by this polity; its territory.
"By the middle of the nineteenth century Central Asia was rarely out of the headlines, as one by one the ancient caravan towns and khanates of the former Silk Road fell to Russian arms."
- 2 Alternative form of khanate. alt-of, alternative
"All towns and villages within the Khanate of Khiva shall henceforward be open to Russian trade."
- 3 the position of a khan wordnet
- 4 the realm of a khan wordnet
Example
More examples"By the middle of the nineteenth century Central Asia was rarely out of the headlines, as one by one the ancient caravan towns and khanates of the former Silk Road fell to Russian arms."
Etymology
From khan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).
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