Hashimite

[ hash-uh-mahyt ]

noun
  1. a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.

adjective
  1. of or relating to the Hashimites.

Origin of Hashimite

1
1690–1700; Hāshim great-grandfather of Muhammad + -ite1

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