shereef

English edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf). Doublet of sharif and Sharif.

Pronunciation edit

Rhymes: -iːf

Noun edit

shereef (plural shereefs)

(historical) A member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.

Alternative forms edit

sherif
xerif

Translations edit

a member of an Arab princely family

Portuguese: xarife

References edit

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913).

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