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qadi

American  
[kah-dee, key-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /
Or cadi,

noun

plural

qadis

  1. a judge in a Muslim community, whose decisions are based on Islamic religious law.

qadi British  
/ ˈkeɪdɪ, ˈkɑːdɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of cadi

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Etymology

Origin of qadi

From the Arabic word qādī judge

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