cadi

[kah-dee, key-]

noun, plural ca·dis.

qadi.

qadi

or ca·di, ka·di

[kah-dee, key-]

noun, plural qa·dis.

a judge in a Muslim community, whose decisions are based on Islamic religious law.

Origin of qadi

From the Arabic word qādī judge

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Examples from the Web for cadi

Historical Examples of cadi

"Should, he do so, he would not be the just Cadi," said Bou-Akas.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851
Various
They appealed to the Cadi against what they called the imposition.
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
Every parish had a "cadi," who was appointed by the spiritual chief.
Bulgaria
Frank Fox
With an audible chuckle, the cadi took possession of it all.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks
Bracebridge Hemyng
The vizier showed to the cadi Abou Amr this passage which scandalised him.
Mystics and Saints of Islam
Claud Field

British Dictionary definitions for cadi

cadi

kadi

noun plural -dis

a judge in a Muslim community

Word Origin for cadi

C16: from Arabic qādī judge

qadi

noun plural -dis

a variant spelling of cadi

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