kadi
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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 assumes, as he still might safely do, the venality of the kadi or official interpreter of the law.
From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by Morier, James
On the break-up of the Western Khalifate in 1009, the shrewd and powerful kadi, Mohammed Ben Abbad, secured the sovereignty of the city for himself and his descendants.
From Southern Spain by Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
The kadi entered with a smile on his countenance, and made the usual picturesque form of salutation by describing the figure 3 with his right hand from the floor to his forehead.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell
The melich likewise sent for the kadi, to whom he communicated his vision, seeking advice and consolation, as he feared to be slain by the martyrs.
Their kadis are all suns, and yet they are in the dark.
From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)
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 Caine, Hall, Sir
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 Calvert, A. F. (Albert Frederick)
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