ribat
English
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Noun
editribat (plural ribats)
- (chiefly historical) A border or frontier guardpost.
- (chiefly historical) A caravanserai or inn in, converted from, or resembling such a guardpost.
- (historical) The duty of some men to serve at such posts.
- (Islam, figurative) The duty of all Muslims to defend and/or retake Islamic lands.
- A Sufi monastery.
- (chiefly historical) An Islamic convent.