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Shaykh

The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

📖 Definitions of "Shaykh"

noun
  1. 1

    The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

  2. 2

    An Islamic religious cleric; the leader of an Islamic religious order.

  3. 3

    (some Arab Gulf countries) An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

  4. 4

    (1920s) A romantic lover. (from the 1921 film The Sheik)

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