emir

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a ruler, prince, governor, or military commander in an Islamic country or polity

   The emir received the foreign delegation at his palace.

2. 2
   noun

   a title borne by certain Muslim leaders and members of ruling families

   Sheikh and emir are titles whose use varies across countries and historical periods.

Through French and Ottoman Turkish from Arabic amir ('commander, prince'), from a verb meaning 'to command'. Amir and ameer are alternative English spellings. Admiral belongs to the same Arabic word family through the title amir al- ('commander of the ...').

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