Emir

3 definitions found

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]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "emir":
     Esquire, Great Mogul, Master, Mister, Mogul, Muslim rulers, Prinz,
     Sir, atheling, caliph, cham, crown prince, effendi, hakim,
     heir apparent, heir presumptive, imam, khan, king, knez, mirza,
     nawab, nizam, prince, prince consort, prince regent, princeling,
     princes of India, sahib, shahzada, sheikh, sherif, sirdar, sire,
     sirrah, sultan