shereef

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːf

Noun

shereef (plural shereefs)

1. (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

• sherif
• xerif

Translations

a member of an Arab princely family

• Ottoman Turkish: شریف (şerif)
• Portuguese: xarife

References

• Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913).