Definition of Mameloke
Mam"e*luke (?), n. [F. mamelouk,
cf. Sp. mameluco, It. mammalucco; all fr. Ar.
maml&?;k a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in
one's power, p. p. of malaka to possesses.] One of a body
of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism,
who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the
government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali
in 1811.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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