Cheik

It's like choosing between Curly Howard, Jethro and Paris Hilton as to who is the smartest. cheik ❋ Unknown (2009)

These people were called the assassins, and their cheik the king of the vast country of the assassins. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The cheik or senior of these assassins could be nothing more than a chief of banditti; for there was at that time a sultan of Damascus who was very powerful. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Afterwards, the command having become hereditary, the title of cheik, graf, seigneur, or count has been given to children; and the Germans call a little master of four years old, the count — that is, the old gentleman. ❋ Unknown (2007)

It is said that this honorific title of cheik originally signified old, as with us the title of seigneur comes from senior, elder, and the word graf, a count, signifies old among the Germans; for, in ancient times almost every people conferred the civil command upon the old men. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When he was come to him, he kissed his cheik, and said, "Lo! hear is a tokin that I forgeve thee: My harte, do thyn office." ❋ John Knox (N/A)

I afcended confiderably higher, and, ar - riving at the village of Claat, where the foil is fertile, lefs ftony, and covered with trees in a frefh and thriving ffcate, I refted fome time, in company with a cheik of humane and obliging manners. ❋ Unknown (1791)

I alighted at the houfe of the cheik, to whom I hiad a letter from the fuperior of. ❋ Unknown (1791)

I likewife vifited a village named Beca Touta, whofe cheik the preceding year conducted me to view the infcription of Elfogra: he was very happy to fee me, and under his protection I went to vifit a handfome female convent of Greek Catho - lics. ❋ Unknown (1791)