'Shaik' definitions:

Definition of 'Shaik'

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  • Shaik \Shaik\, n. See Sheik. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'shaik'

From: GCIDE
  • Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.] 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.] [1913 Webster] Sheil