(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:38:45

Khe`dive" (?), n. [F. kh'edive, Pers. khediw a prince.]

A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

 

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