SHEIKS

Noun

sheiks

plural of sheik

Anagrams

• kishes, shikse

Source: Wiktionary

SHEIK

Sheik, n. Etym: [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. shakha to grow or be old.]

Definition: The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also scheik, shaik, sheikh.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition