shereef;
- 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 Huish, Robert
Ismael Son of a shereef; God illumine and preserve him.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
One of them, a shereef, from Suat, declared that if he refused to go to the mosque he would carry him there.
From Great African Travellers From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Stanley by Kingston, William Henry Giles
There would be no shereef of Fezzan, or bashaw of Tripoli, to take their share of the profits, in any shape, in exchange for the privilege of being suffered to pass through their country.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
The chief shereef estimated the mortality at 50,000.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
