ETYM Arabic sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, from shâkha to grow or be old.
Leader or chief of an Arab family or village; also Muslim title meaning “religious scholar”.(Homonym: shake).
The leader of an Arab village or family; SYN. sheikh, Arab chief.
Starac; titula uvaženih plemenskih poglavica, opštinskih ili plemenskih poglavica, manastirskih starešina i uglednih propovednika (na Istoku).