Casis

noun

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Noun

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

Synonyms

dervish fakir sheikh

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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