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noun 
  1. One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, at times, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.
"I hastened to buy many slaves of both sexes, mamluks, beautiful veiled women, negroes, lands, houses and other property..." - The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night
  1. (In Muslim countries) a white slave.
Etymology: 16th Century. Via French, ultimately from Arabic (ARchar, ÙÙÙÙÙ) (mamlÅk), slave, from (ARchar, ÙÙÙ) (mílaka), to possess, to acquire.


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