sheikh
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of sheikh
C16: from Arabic shaykh old man
Example Sentences
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The sheikh repeated the prophet’s call for unity.
From Seattle Times
“We want the sheikh among us,” she said, referring to a religious honorific given to her husband.
From New York Times
“Please sheikh please help me,” she wrote to Faisal the next day, according to evidence, adding, “I’m so close but just need a way to get inside.”
From Seattle Times
To sweeten the deal, Mr. Stowe said, he needed legislation that would let the sheikh emigrate to the United States.
From New York Times
A song he performed next to the Tigris mocks “sheikhs” wielding power in the new Iraq through wealth or connections.
From Seattle Times
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