n. See Sheik. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shākha 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.
‖n. [ Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shākha 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.