khedive

英 [kɪ'diːv] 美[kə'div]
  • n. 埃及总督

英英释义


1. one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914

英文词源


khedive (n.)
Turkish viceroy of Egypt, 1867, from French khédive, from Turkish khidiv, from Persian khidiw "prince," derivative of khuda "master, prince," from Old Persian khvadata- "lord," from compound *khvat-data-, literally "created from oneself," from khvat- (from PIE *swe-tos "from oneself," ablative of root *s(w)e-; see idiom) + data- "created."