mameluke
See also: Mameluke Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Adjective English English Wikipedia has an article on: mameluke Wikipedia Alternative forms Mamaluke , mamaluke, mameluk, Mameluke, Mamluk, mamluk, mamluke, mammaluke memlook Etymology From French mamelouk , ultimately from Arabic مَمْلُوك ( mamlūk , “ slave ” ) (literally "possessed"), passive participle of مَلَكَ ( malaka , “ to possess, to acquire ” ) . Pronunciation ( UK ) IPA (key) : /ˈmaməluːk/ Noun mameluke ( plural mamelukes ) A member of a military regime created and run originally by freed white slaves, which formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria until 1516. 1603 , John Florio, transl.; Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes, [ … ] , printed at London: By Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount [ … ] , OCLC 946730821 : , I.48: The Mammalukes boast, that they have the nimblest and readiest hor...