Emir
[e'miːə]
Definition
(noun.) an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia).
Typist: Virginia--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Emeer
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Definition
n. a title given in the East and in the north of Africa to all independent chieftains and also to all the supposed descendants of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima.—n. Em′irate the office of an emir.
Editor: Nolan
Examples
- Turks and Persians as well as Arabs became Emirs, and the army was reorganized upon Sassanid lines. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He went on with his attendant, and the smart Emirs rode afar off--well out of range of his stones. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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