Definition of "sheikh" [sheikh]

• Alternative spelling of sheik. (noun)

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• ""The sheikh is involved," Abd al-Hamza said, with neither doubt nor drama."
• "News, video, graphics The sheikh was the latest of a handful of Sunni tribal leaders to be arrested in recent weeks, a trend that some American commanders suspect may be aimed at influencing parliamentary elections on March 7."
• "The Druze leader was Walid bek; some Christian warlords in Lebanon expected to be referred to as sheikh or rais, which means “leader” or “chief.”"