sheikh

中文： 谢赫、酋长

1. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.
2. An Islamic religious cleric; the master of a Sufi order.
3. An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.
4. An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing. (slang)
5. A member of one of the three hereditary, traditionally endogamous Yazidi castes, taking certain spiritual and leadership roles.
6. An honorific for specialists in spirituality, for example in Sufism.

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