atabegate
English
editEtymology
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editatabegate (plural atabegates)
- (historical) The realm administered by an atabeg.
- 1970, Bernard Lewis, The Cambridge History of Islam, Vol. 1A, Pt. II, §2: "Egypt and Syria", p. 200:
- 1998, Kamal S. Salibi, The Modern History of Jordan, page 23:
- The Transjordanian highlands north of Bilad al-Sharat—the Balqa and the Sawad—remained part of the Burid atabegate of Damascus.
- (historical) The office of atabeg, in his role as tutor to a crown prince or as warlord.
- 1954, Ann K.S. Lambton, Theory and Practice in Medieval Persian Government, page 243:
- 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.
- 1993, Leslie P. Peirce, The Imperial Harem, page 54:
Synonyms
edit- (feudal realm): governorate, province, emirate