Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of several Turkish viceroys ruling Egypt from 1867 to 1914.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The title of the viceroy of Egypt, assumed by Ismail Pasha in 1867, under a convention with his suzerain the Sultan of Turkey: an agreement made between them in 1866 had established for the first time hereditary succession in his family.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A form of
Turkish viceroy who ruledEgypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In 1871, however, Baker claimed Gondokoro for the khedive of Egypt, and this gesture set off what became known as the "Scramble for Africa," with the European powers vying for resource-rich lands.
To the Source Judith Flanders 2011
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That project came to naught in 1869, when Bartholdi's small sculptural models were rejected by the Egyptian khedive, Ismael Pasha, already up to his viceroyal ears in debt.
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Containing his distress, he summoned his treacherous son and recognized him as the new khedive.
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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If they want to dethrone the khedive, their policy might lead to the desired result.
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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“Our refuge,” they said, “the refuge of all, does exist: it is His Highness the khedive and His Excellency the Governor-General.”
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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When Urabi repeated his demands to Tawfik, the khedive caved in.
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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If Urabi incited a revolt of the Sudanese garrisons, the khedive would lose his empire as well as his throne.
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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“He has also accused the khedive of selling Egypt to the Christians.”
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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Granville managed to talk Gambetta down to issuing a “Joint Note” to the Egyptian nationalists: a warning that any move concerning the status of the khedive, the Dual Control, and the budget would be met with force.
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
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Cromer was satisfied that the new khedive, who had begun his reign with rebellious postures, had reverted to type.
Three Empires on the Nile Dominic Green 2007
knitandpurl commented on the word khedive
"The exciting new storytelling form, barely a century old, was adapted from the European novels that European armies brought in their wake: Napoleon's troops were in Cairo for three years, but, thanks to Egypt's Paris-worshipping nineteenth-century khedives, Balzac and Zola stayed for good."
-- Claudia Roth Pierpont, in "Found in Translation" in The New Yorker's January 18, 2010 issue.
January 23, 2010