Emir

created by Webster 1913

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:21:50

E"mir (?), E*meer" (?), n. [Ar. emir, amir, commander: cf. F. 'emir. 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.

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emirate	United Arab Emirates	Ameer	Amir
The Fall of Jerusalem to the Crusaders	Reverend Wolff, in pursuit of others already lost, avoids the bug pit	Mohammed Omar	Frederick II, descendant of Muhammad
Fatima	Kismet	Bahrain	Godolphin
Mezquita	Cordoban martyrs movement	Muhammad V	dhimmi
Qatar	John Walker Lindh	Caliph	Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hakam
Ishtar	Emirship	Gulf War	Gherebi v. Bush

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