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sheik
[ sheek, sheyk ]
/ Êik, ÊeÉȘk /
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noun
Also shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
Slang. a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women.
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Origin of sheik
First recorded in 1570â80; from Arabic shayáž« âold man, chief,â from shaka âto grow, grow up, grow oldâ
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