sherif
noun
a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad.
shereef;
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a variation of
sherif.
Example Sentences
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Two days after the departure of Ali, a shereef arrived with merchandize from Walet, the capital of the kingdom of Biroo.
From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Robert Huish
Ismael Son of a shereef; God illumine and preserve him.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by James Grey Jackson
His companions all gathered round and listened with avidity, occasionally exclaiming, when anything was said which they approved of: “Wakhud rajil shereef hada, min beled del scharki.”
From The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow
He gave himself out as a shereef, or descendant of the Prophet.
From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by James Richardson
The writer describes a conversation he had with a shereef from Mecca, a man who was held in the greatest veneration by all loyal Mohammedans.
From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Seton Churchill
