Sheik
[ʃeɪk] or [ʃik]
Definition
(n.) 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.
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Definition
n. a man of eminence a lord a chief: a title of learned or devout me n.
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Examples
- The Sheik imposed guards upon travelers and charged them for it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- In two minutes we were alone with the sheik, and remained so. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He convicted him before a sheik and looked on while he was punished by the terrible bastinado. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- This fellow was a retainer of the Sheik of Tiberias. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A sheik, in flowing white bournous and gaudy head-gear, was with them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The poor old sheik we saw at Cesarea Philippi with his ragged band of a hundred followers, would have been called a king in those ancient times. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The sheiks of the tribes, under a king of the poets, sat in judgment and awarded prizes; the prize songs were sung through all Arabia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Our guards--two gorgeous young Arab sheiks, with cargoes of swords, guns, pistols and daggers on board--were loafing ahead. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
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