What is "kaymakam"

alt. A deputy governor in Turkey, especially that of the grand vizier and governor of Constantinople n. A deputy governor in Turkey, especially that of the grand vizier and governor of Constantinople

Qaim Maqam, Qaimaqam or Kaymakam (also spelled kaimakam and caimacam; , "sub-governor") is the title used for the governor of a provincial district in the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon; additionally, it was a title used for roughly the same official position in the Ottoman Empire.