'Sherif' definitions:
Definition of 'Sherif'
From: GCIDE
- Shereef \Sher"eef\, Sherif \Sher"if\, n. [Ar. sher[imac]f noble, holy, n., a prince.] A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand Shereef is the governor of Mecca. [1913 Webster]