sheik also sheikh (shēk, shāk)
n.
► Islam.
■ A religious official.
■ A leader of an Arab family or village.
■ Used as a form of address for such an official or leader.
► sheik Slang. A romantically alluring man.

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sheik
[Arabic šay, old man, chief, from šāa, to grow old. See y in Semitic Roots.]

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