sheikh
noun/ʃeɪk/, /ʃiːk/
/ʃeɪk/, /ʃiːk/
(also shaikh
/ʃeɪk/
/ʃeɪk/
)- an Arab prince or leader; the head of an Arab family, village, etc.Topics People in societyc2
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- a leader in a Muslim community or organization
Word Originlate 16th cent.: based on Arabic šayk̲ ‘old man, sheikh’, from šāk̲a ‘be or grow old’.
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