Atabegate

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The realm administered by an atabeg. historical

    "Zangī's southward advance threatened both the atabegate of Damascus and the kingdom of Jerusalem, and was met by an informal alliance between the two."

  2. 2
    The office of atabeg, in his role as tutor to a crown prince or as warlord. historical

    "While the sultan thus hoped to retain the nominal allegiance of the great amīrs through the atabegate, they, on the other hand, saw in it a means to establish their virtual independence."

Synonyms

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emirategovernorategovernorateprovince

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"Zangī's southward advance threatened both the atabegate of Damascus and the kingdom of Jerusalem, and was met by an informal alliance between the two."

Etymology

From atabeg + -ate.

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crown prince

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