kaymakam en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kʌɪməˈkɑːm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قایمقام (kaymakam), from Arabic مَقَام قَائِم (qāʔim maqām, “stand in”).
Meanings
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(historical) A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ An Ottoman official who acted as grand vizier and governor of Constantinople during any absence or illness of the incumbent.
He desird him to leave a charge with the Chimacham his Deputy.
1645, James Howell, Epistolae Ho-elianae..., volume iii, page 87:
- (historical) A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ An Ottoman official who acted as beylerbey of Egypt between regular appointments.
- (historical) A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ An Ottoman official who acted as hospodar of Moldavia or Wallachia during any absence or illness of the incumbent.
- (historical) A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ A lieutenant colonel in the Ottoman or early Turkish army, replaced by the rank of yarbay.
- (historical) A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ Synonym of sanjakbey during the mid-19th century.
- (historical) A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ An Ottoman official who oversaw a kaza during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; similar positions in Ottoman successor states.
- A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly ▸ A local administrator in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Iraq, and Lebanon.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| qaim maqam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaimakam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaimacon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaymakams | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| chaimacam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caymacam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaymakam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaimacham | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimacham | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimakam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimakan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimaicam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaymacham | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaimacan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimaikam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caymacan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaimacon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaimakan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caymacon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caymacham | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caymakan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaymacon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaimakan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimacan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caymakam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimacam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimaicon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaymacan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaymakan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| qaimaqam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimaican | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimaikan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaymacam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaimakam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimaicham | alternative | lexicographic | |
| chaimacham | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaimacam | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kaimacan | alternative | lexicographic | |
| caimacon | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
kaza · sanjakbey · kaymakamlik · wali · mudir · mutasarrif
Relateds
Synonyms
sanjakbey during the mid-19th century
Translations (8)
tr kaymakam (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · ota قایمقام (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · pl kajmakam (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · sq kajmekam (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · hu kajmakám (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · ro caimacam (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · fr caïmakam (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts) · el καϊμακάμης (Various deputies or administrators in Turkish contexts)