KAIL. See KALE.
KAIMAKAM, k[=i]-ma-kam', _n._ a lieutenant-colonel in the Turkish army: the
administrator of a subdivision of a vilayet.
KAIN, k[=a]n, _n._ in old Scots law, rent paid in kind, e.g. in poultry, to
a landlord.
KAINITE, k[=i]'n[=i]t, _n._ a hydrated compound of the chlorides and
sulphates of magnesium and potassium, used as a fertiliser. [Gr. _kainos_,
new.]
KAINOZOIC. Same as CAINOZOIC.
KAISER, k[=i]'z[.e]r, _n._ an emperor, esp. of Germany and Austria.--_n._
KAI'SERSHIP. [Ger.,--L. _Cæsar_.]
KAKA, kä'ka, _n._ a New Zealand parrot.--_n._ KA'KAPO, a nocturnal
flightless New Zealand parrot.
KAKEMONO, kak-e-m[=o]'n[=o], _n._ a Japanese wall-picture or decoration,
painted on silk, gauze, or paper, and mounted on cylindrical rods.
KAKI, kä'k[=e], _n._ the persimmon of Japan, or Chinese date.
KAKISTOCRACY, kak-is-tok'r[=a]-si, _n._ government by the worst men in the
state. [Gr. _kakistos_, superl. of _kakos_, bad, _kratia_, rule.]
KAKODYL. See CACODYL.