Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Sheikh"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a
chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.]
The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also,
the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also
applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written
also {scheik}, {shaik}, {sheikh}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sheikh
n : the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheik}, {Arab
chief}]
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