Schēr'if, n.
(shĕr'if), n. [Ar. sherif, noble, holy, a nobleman, prince, from sharafa, to be high, eminent, or noble. See CHERIF and SHERIF.] One who is descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law, Ali, and daughter, Fatima; an emir.
(shĕr'if), n. [Ar. sherif, noble, holy, a nobleman, prince, from sharafa, to be high, eminent, or noble. See CHERIF and SHERIF.] One who is descended from Mohammed through his son-in-law, Ali, and daughter, Fatima; an emir.