sheik
Also shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
Slang. a man held to be masterful and irresistibly charming to women.
Origin of sheik
1Other words from sheik
- sheiklike, adjective
Words that may be confused with sheik
- shake, sheik
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How to use sheik in a sentence
That will require an understanding of the villages, the tribes, the sheikhs and the shepherds.
On the Ground, Collaborators With ISIS Could Be Its Big Weakness | Christine van den Toorn | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFour years later, one of those sheikhs, Ahmad Abu-Risha, says he feels betrayed.
It could for once even be the work of those favored villains of the movies: Russian mercenaries in the pay of shadowy oil sheikhs.
For nearly two centuries they maintained their power under nine sheikhs.
Judges are appointed by the governor, but sheikhs by the villages.
A number of influential sheikhs and merchants took up his cause, and these he made to swear to remain faithful and true to him.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateIt was about this time that the principal sheikhs of the powerful Kababish tribe, viz.
Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 | F. R. WingateNoble sheikhs, mount your horses; arm yourselves with the lance and the sabre: meet to-morrow at Deyr al Kamar.
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