Qadi

//ˈkɑːdi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A judge who is trained in and practices Islamic law.

    "To this the Jew agreed, and the two went together to the great hall, in which the kadi was administering justice."

  2. 2
    an Islamic judge wordnet

Synonyms

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dervishfakirsheikh

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"To this the Jew agreed, and the two went together to the great hall, in which the kadi was administering justice."

Etymology

From Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of alcalde, casis, and cauzee.

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