Sherif

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

  Shereef \Sher"eef\, Sherif \Sher"if\, n. [Ar. sher[imac]f noble,
     holy, n., a prince.]
     A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed
     through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand
     Shereef is the governor of Mecca.
     [1913 Webster]