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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHEREEF; SHERIF

Sher "eef, Sher "if, n. Etym: [Ar. sherif noble, holy, n., a prince. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shereef

she reef |SHəˈrēf |(also sherif ) ▶noun variant spelling of sharif.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shereef

shereef (also sherif ) ▶noun variant spelling of sharif.