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sheikh
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun sheikh has 1 sense
- sheikh(n = noun.person) arab chief, sheik, tribal sheik, tribal sheikh - the leader of an Arab village or family; Array is a kind of ruler, swayer
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sheikh, n. (also shaikh, sheik)
1 a chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village.
2 a Muslim leader.
1 a chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village.
2 a Muslim leader.
Derivative
sheikhdom n.
Etymology
ult. f. Arab. sayk old man, sheikh, f. saka be or grow old
THESAURUS
sheikh
Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, Muslim rulers, Prinz, abdal, ardri, atheling, bey, cacique, caesar, cham, crown prince, czar, dervish, emir, fakir, hajji, heir apparent, heir presumptive, imam, kaid, khan, king, knez, mikado, mirza, muezzin, mufti, mullah, murshid, negus, padishah, pendragon, pharaoh, prince, prince consort, prince regent, princeling, princes of India, qadi, rig, sachem, sagamore, santon, shah, shahzada, sherif, shogun, tenno, tycoon
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