sheikh
/ʃeɪk/ noun B2- The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
- An Islamic religious cleric; the master of a Sufi order.
- An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
- An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.
- A member of one of the three hereditary, traditionally endogamous Yazidi castes, taking certain spiritual and leadership roles.
- An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism.
Plural sheikhs
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