1. of or relating to a khedive (a viceroy or governor, especially of Egypt under Ottoman rule)
Usage: historical; formal

Examples

• The khedivial palace stood as a monument to Egypt's Ottoman period.
• Khedivial decrees shaped the administration of 19th-century Egypt.
• The khedivial government maintained control over the Nile Delta.
• Scholars studied khedivial documents to understand the region's colonial history.