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Casis

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Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of qadi. alt-of, obsolete
  2. 2
    a Muslim holy man or a saint. historical

Etymology

From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.

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