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(n.) 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.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Sheik'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/sheik.html. 1828.
 
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