2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Scheik \Scheik\ (sh[=e]k or sh[=a]k), n. See {Sheik}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.] The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also, the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written also {scheik}, {shaik}, {sheikh}.] [1913 Webster] Sheil
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