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sheik Definition


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sheikh
sheik
noun
    1. The chief of an Arab tribe, village or family.
    2. A Muslim leader.
Derivative: sheikhdom
noun
    The territory of a sheikh.
Etymology: 16c: from Arabic shaikh old man, from shakha to be old.



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