'sheikh' definitions:
Definition of 'sheikh'
(from WordNet)
noun
The leader of an Arab village or family [syn: sheik, tribal sheik, sheikh, tribal sheikh, Arab chief]
Definition of 'sheikh'
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