sherif

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she·rif

also sha·rif S0320100 (shə-rēf′)n.1. A descendant of the prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.2. The chief magistrate of Mecca in Ottoman times.3. A Moroccan prince or ruler.
[Arabic šarīf, noble, from šarufa, to be highborn; see śrp in Semitic roots.]

sherif

(ʃɛˈriːf) or

shereef

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sharif

n, pl ashraf1. (Islam) a descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima2. (Islam) (formerly) the governor of Mecca3. (Islam) an honorific title accorded to any Muslim ruler[C16: from Arabic sharīf noble]

she•rif

sha•rif

(ʃəˈrif)

n. 1. a governor of Mecca descended from Muhammad. 2. an Arab chief, prince, or ruler. [1590–1600; < Arabic sharīf exalted (person)]