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Definition of "sherif" [sherif]

  • A descendant of the prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima. (noun)
  • The chief magistrate of Mecca in Ottoman times. (noun)
  • A Moroccan prince or ruler. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "sherif" in a sentence
  • "Eventually, a masculine oral Hodge who had after been a sherif in Virginia, stepped contemptuous to renew his blessings as good as thanks."
  • "The violence escalated after my mom died to the point to where if sherif Johnny France hadn't come and taken us away, I can guarantee that we wouldn't have lived another month or two."
  • "And the guys is a liar (his rates in fighting crime are very low, probably the lowest in the State of Arizona, and he poses as a succesful sherif)!!!"