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kadi

American  
[kah-dee, kay-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

noun

  • kadis
    plural
  1. a variant of qadi.


kadi British  
/ ˈkɑːdɪ, ˈkeɪdɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cadi

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The kadi pakora finds large vegetable dumplings submerged in a yellow, yogurt-based curry that provides no clue as to the serious pepper kick that lies within.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 5, 2018

He was succeeded by the Khalifa's brother Mahmud Wad Ahmed, who was also accompanied by the kadi Suleiman el Hejazi.

From Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 by F. R. Wingate

He explained to her then that by the Muslim law all that was required was a declaration made before a kadi, or his superior, and in the presence of witnesses.

From The Sea-Hawk by Rafael Sabatini

In 1261 he was appointed chief kadi over all the provinces of Syria, with his tribunal at Damascus, in which post he remained for ten years.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

You have never heard of the thugs, O kadi, although you sit in the place of justice.

From Tales of Destiny by Edmund Mitchell

A few steps beyond we reach the famous Puerta de la Justicia, so called because within it the Moorish sultans or their kadis administered justice—or it may have been merely law.

From Southern Spain by A. F. (Albert Frederick) Calvert

With the faith of Islam he had long been familiar, and of the corrupt and tyrannical form of government of Mulai el Hassan and his kaids and kadis he had an intimate knowledge.

From The Blind Mother and The Last Confession by Sir Hall Caine

Their kadis are all suns, and yet they are in the dark.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas

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