[ʃiːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an Arab leader, in particular the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village
(e.g: Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan)

- a leader in a Muslim community or organization


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Origin:
late 16th century: based on Arabic šayḵ ‘old man, sheikh’, from šāḵa ‘be or grow old’