cadi
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Origin of cadi
C16: from Arabic qādī judge
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Ho! ho!" said he to himself, "how is this, that the cadi, my greatest enemy, is become so civil to me to-day?
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
At this juncture the cadi of Bagdad came also to take one.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
The cadi bent his head on his bosom, and remained some time in deep thought.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
Every body laughed at it, and warmly applauded the trick which had been played upon the cadi, who could not escape the ridicule in which the whole city indulged at his expense.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
Mouaffac was naturally as good and confiding as the cadi was crafty and bad: he allowed himself to be deceived by the false expressions of friendship that his enemy displayed.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
The cadis, of course, were "good friends of France" and in their home town of Blida, a street leading off the main square is named in honor of Benyoussef's grandfather.
From Time Magazine Archive
Giaffar," replied Haroun, "issue immediate orders, under the imperial firmaum, that strict inquiries be made into those officers of justice who attend the halls of the cadis.
From The Pacha of Many Tales by Marryat, Frederick
In certain special cases, the Sheik-ul-Islam of Constantinople, the highest religious tribunal in Turkey, had the right to revise the decisions of the cadis.
From Bulgaria by Fox, Frank, Sir
When any lawsuits arose, magistrates called cadis, whose authority was respected both by the king and the people, could alone decide them.
From History of the Moors of Spain by Florian, M.
The cadis and sheiks hasten to the mosque to use their influence in tranquillizing the people, but in vain.
From Mohammed Ali and His House by Coleman, Chapman, Mrs.
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