pir

[peer]

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.

Origin of pir

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

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Examples from the Web for pir

Historical Examples of pir

His name is Pir, which in their language also means a holy man.
The Eyes of Asia
Rudyard Kipling
How he could ever get up the Pir Panjal, I could not imagine.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains
Augustus Henry Irby
The danger was too great, or why did not Pir Baksh himself lead them, they asked.
The Disputed V.C.
Frederick P. Gibbon
“I hope that rascal Pir Baksh has been killed,” he said presently.
The Disputed V.C.
Frederick P. Gibbon
I do not grudge the injury if that son of a hyena, Pir Baksh, has been killed.
The Disputed V.C.
Frederick P. Gibbon

British Dictionary definitions for pir

Pir

noun

a title given to Sufi masters

Word Origin for Pir

Persian

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