Category:Sheik

Sheik, n. Etym: [ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, Fr. shakha to grow or be old.]

Defn: 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.]