خليفه ḵẖalīfa A (from خلف Heb. To pass over or beyond; to succeed or follow) s. m. 1. A successour, a sovereign, particularly applied to the successours of Muhammad. 2. (in Hind.) Cooks, tailors, &c. are called ḵẖalīfa. 3. A fencing-master. 4. A monitor (as a senior boy at school becomes).