pir

[ peer ]

/ pɪər /

noun Islam.

a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.

a religious instructor, especially in mystical sects.

Nearby words

pique, piqued, piquet, piquillo, piqué, pir, piracicaba, piracy, piraeus, piragua, pirandello

Origin of pir

1665–75; < Hindi, Urdu pīr old man < Persian

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Examples from the Web for pir

Pir Baksh had his reasons for wishing to put his victim away more quietly.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon
Perhaps after all Pir Baksh had been judged too hastily, and had been less of a scoundrel than they had imagined.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon
The southern branch of this bifurcation is known as the Pir Panjal range, and is that which bounds Kashmir on the south.
Kashmir|Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
Near the imamzada of Sahid is a burial-ground, rendered holy by the dust of a pir or saint who lies there.
Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2)|Isabella L. Bird

Then he remembered how Pir Baksh, by shooting the colonel, had brought the mutiny to pass, and was guilty of all the bloodshed.
The Disputed V.C.|Frederick P. Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for pir

Pir

/ (pir) /

noun

a title given to Sufi masters

Word Origin for Pir

Persian

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