Etymology

kaymakam

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Today it means: An Ottoman official who acted as grand vizier and governor of Constantinople during any absence or illness of the incumbent. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish قایمقام ← Arabic قَائِم مَقَام
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقَائِم مَقَام“stand in”
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromقایمقام
  3. English todaykaymakam

From Ottoman Turkish قایمقام (kaymakam), from Arabic قَائِم مَقَام (qāʔim maqām, “stand in”).

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