sheikh
noun /ʃeɪk/, /ʃiːk/
/ʃeɪk/, /ʃiːk/
(also shaikh
/ʃeɪk/
/ʃeɪk/
)- an Arab prince or leader; the head of an Arab family, village, etc.
Topics People in societyc2谢赫,筛海(阿拉伯的亲王、酋长、首领、族长、村长等) - a leader in a Muslim community or organization
(穆斯林共同体或组织的)长老
词源late 16th cent.: based on Arabic šayk̲ ‘old man, sheikh’, from šāk̲a ‘be or grow old’.