Definition of "omrah" [omrah]

• A high official or grandee at a Mohammedan court, especially at that of the Great Mogul. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "But the successful insurgent was almost immediately besieged and taken in the castle by a neighbouring great omrah; and on the return of the fugitive citizens, he sent twelve of their chiefs to the king, who caused them to be shaven, and to be carried on asses through the streets of Agra in the garb of women, and it is said that next day they were beheaded."
• "El-Laithi's appearances in the press and on TV have had the same shocking effect on the family of Sherif El-Gazzar, a 40-year-old accountant who, according to his parents, left Egypt for Saudi Arabia in August 2000 to perform omrah (the minor pilgrimage) and look for a higher-paying job to allow him to better provide for his four children."
• ""I have already performed the omrah, met the manager and I will work, insha'Allah.""