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n. Islam A religious official.

n. Islam A leader of an Arab family or village.

n. Islam Used as a form of address for such an official or leader.

n. Slang A romantically alluring man.

n. The leader of an Arab village, family or small tribe.

n. An Islamic religious clergy; the leader of an Islamic religious order.

n. An official title for members of the royal family as well as some prominent families.

n. A romantic lover. (Can we date this quote?) (from The Sheikh, 1921 film)

n. An Arab, especially one dressed in traditional clothing.

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.

n. In Arabia and other Mohammedan countries, an old man; an elder.

n. A religious chief among Mohammedans; a title of learned or devout men; master.

n. the leader of an Arab village or family

n. a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

"Asked as he piled into his chauffeur-driven four-wheel-drive vehicle if he presided at ceremonies like this every weekend, the 39-year-old Muslim leader who bears the title sheik, but prefers to go by his name, Hong Yang, issued a world-weary sigh."

swayer    ruler   

sheik ul islam   

scheik    shaik    sheikh   

Cheek    Creek    Dominique    Greek    Martinique    Monique    Mozambique    Sikh    Tariq    Zeke   

Mussulman    storm-god    gadado    replenisher    gloriousness    muscleman    propagator    tetrarch    achiever    sultana