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sheik 
[sheek, sheyk] Pronunciation Key
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[sheek, sheyk] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address. |
| 2. | Slang. a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women. |
[Origin: 1570–80; < Ar shaykh old man]
] —Related forms
sheiklike, adjective
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| sheik also sheikh
(shēk, shāk) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Arabic šayḫ, old man, chief, from šāḫa, to grow old; see śyḫ in Semitic roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| sheikh | |
noun | |
| the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: sheik] |
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