Emeer

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Emeer \E*meer"\, n.
     Same as {Emir}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Emir \E"mir\, Emeer \E*meer"\, n. [Ar. em[imac]r, am[imac]r,
     commander: cf. F. ['e]mir. Cf. {Admiral}, {Ameer}.]
     An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or
     ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the
     descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima;
     among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to
     certain high officials. Emirship

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  emeer
       n : an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or
           Arabia) [syn: {emir}, {amir}, {ameer}]