sheikh.html - n.
(also shaikh, sheik)
1 a chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village.
2 a Muslim leader.

sheikhdom n. [ult. f. Arab. sayk old man, sheikh, f. saka be or grow old]

sheikh.html - n.
(also shaikh, sheik)
1 a chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village.
2 a Muslim leader.

sheikhdom n. [ult. f. Arab. sayk old man, sheikh, f. saka be or grow old]

sheikh.html - n.
(also shaikh, sheik)
1 a chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village.
2 a Muslim leader.

sheikhdom n. [ult. f. Arab. sayk old man, sheikh, f. saka be or grow old]

sheikh.html - n.
Austral. & NZ sl. a girl or young woman. [orig. shaler (of unkn. orig.): assim. to the name Sheila]

sheikh.html - or upon See: CAST LIGHT ON; THROW LIGHT ON.

sheikh.html - See: WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING.