Hashimite

 [hash-uh-mahyt]  

Hash·i·mite

   [hash-uh-mahyt]
noun
1.
a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to the Hashimites.

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Origin:
1690–1700; Hāshim great-grandfather of Muhammad + -ite1
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