Nasi

[ nah-see ]

/ ˈnɑ si /

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noun Jewish History.

the head or president of the Sanhedrin.

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Origin of Nasi

From the Hebrew word nāsī chief

Näsi

[ nas-ee ]

/ ˈnæs i /

noun

Lake, a lake in SW Finland: city of Tampere located on its S shore. 20 miles (32 km) long; 2–8 miles (3.2–12.9 km) wide.

Early in his association with the Madoffs, Bill Nasi witnessed a curious moment between Bernie and Ruth.
The Making of Madoff|Jerry Oppenheimer|August 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Nasi recalls once arriving early at the office to hear Bernie, who must have assumed they were alone, screaming at his brother.
The Making of Madoff|Jerry Oppenheimer|August 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Unlike Nasi, who later went to college, most staff were barely educated bridge-and-tunnel types.
The Making of Madoff|Jerry Oppenheimer|August 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Nihil me pnitet hujus nasi, quoth Pamphagus;——that is—My nose has been the making of me.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne

Miles peregrini in faciem suspexit——D boni, nova forma nasi!
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman|Laurence Sterne
It must be noticed, that the man who carried the brush-wood had thrust one or two flowering shrubs through the septum nasi.
An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales, Vol. 1|David Collins
The nasals are separated anteromedially by the cartilaginous septum nasi.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
There is an anterior cartilaginous septum nasi separating the two nasals; the latter overlap the sphenethmoid posteriorly.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len