Noun
imamate (plural imamates)
(Islam) The office or jurisdiction of an imam.
Imamate (plural Imamates)
Alternative letter-case form of imamate, especially when referring to a specific imamate.
After 1835 the imamate changed hands with great frequency and some imams were assassinated. Source: Internet
Imam Ghalib Al Hinai was the elected Imam of the Imamate of Oman in May 1954. citation Relations between the Sultan of Muscat, Said bin Taimur, and Imam Ghalib Al Hinai were ruptured over a dispute concerning the right to grant oil concessions. Source: Internet
Hasan Ali Shah died after an imamate of sixty-four years in April 1881. Source: Internet
In about the year 1600, Nabhani rule was temporarily restored to Oman, although that lasted only to 1624 with the establishment of the fifth imamate, also known as the Yarubid Imamate. Source: Internet
In contrast, some Ismailis believed the Imamate did continue, and that the Imams were in occultation and still communicated and taught their followers through a network of dawah "Missionaries". Source: Internet
Zaidis also do not believe that the Imamate must pass from father to son but believe it can be held by any Sayyid descended from either Hasan ibn Ali or Hussein ibn Ali (as was the case after the death of Hasan ibn Ali). Source: Internet