khedive Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Khe`dive" noun
Etymology
F. khédive, Pers. khediw a prince.
Definitions
  1. A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

Webster 1913