Found 2 items, similar to sheikh.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sheikh sheikh n : the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: sheik, tribal sheik , tribal sheikh, Arab chief]
English → English (gcide) Definition: sheikh Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.] The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.] [1913 Webster]