[DOC] [TLE] Arab chief - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "Arab chief" definition: the leader of an Arab village or family. ... an honorific in the 
Arabic language that literally means "elder" and carries the meaning ... It's 
commonly used to designate the front man of a tribe who got this title after his ... 
the head of an Arab tribe, village, etc | a venerable old man | a high priest or 
religious... [DOC] [TLE] tribal sheikh - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus [PAR] "tribal sheikh" definition: the leader of an Arab village or family. ... based on 
Arabic ay "old man, sheikh", from a "be or grow old" ... It's commonly used 
to designate the front man of a tribe who got this title after his father, ... an Arab 
leader, in particular the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village | a leader 
in a... [DOC] [TLE] sheikh - definition of sheikh in English | Oxford Dictionaries [PAR] an Arab leader, in particular the chief or head of an Ara. ... 1An Arab leader, in 
particular the chief or head of an Arab tribe, family, or village. ... 'And the Sufi 
sheik talks about when you are chanting, I becomes we, and it's no longer the I, ... 
Late 16th century: based on Arabic ay old man, sheikh, from a be or grow 
old. [DOC] [TLE] Sheikh | Define Sheikh at Dictionary.com [PAR] (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite 
address. ... Arabic. 1570-1580. 1570-80; < Arabic shaykh old man. Related forms 
... the head of an Arab tribe, village, etc; a venerable old man; a high priest or 
religious leader, esp a Sufi ... What mistaken pronunciation gave this character its 
name? [DOC] [TLE] Sheikh - definition of sheikh by The Free Dictionary [PAR] [Arabic ay, old man, chief, from a, to grow old; see y in Semitic roots.] 
American ... (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the head of an Arab tribe, village
, etc. 2. a venerable old man. 3. ... Noun, 1. sheikh - the leader of an Arab village 
or family. Arab chief, sheik ... Publishers 2005. Want to thank TFD for its existence
? [DOC] [TLE] sheikh English definition/translation - seadict.com [PAR] an Arab leader, especially the chief or head of a tribe, family, or village. a leader 
in a ... late 16th cent. : based on Arabic ayk 'old man, sheikh', from ka 'be or 
grow old'. ... Its significance may vary from region to region. [sheikh] [sheikhs... [DOC] [TLE] Bedouin - Wikipedia [PAR] The Bedouin are an Arab semi-nomadic ethnic group, descended from nomads 
who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syrian deserts. Their name 
means "desert dwellers" in the Arabic language. ... For the village in Iran, see 
Biduiyeh, Sirjan. ... They are traditionally divided into tribes, or clans (known in 
Arabic as... [DOC] [TLE] Elder (administrative title) - Wikipedia [PAR] The term Elder or its equivalent in another language, frequently utilized in French
: Levieux, ... By so doing they provide their families with a cohesion that would 
probably be absent if they weren't present. Another ... Kaumatua are the tribal 
elders in Mori society. Oday is the ... Sheikh means "old man" in Arabic. The 
word has... [DOC] [TLE] sheikh | Arabic title | Britannica.com [PAR] The title sheikh is especially borne by heads of religious. ... Arabic title ... Cairo, 
chiefs of tribes, and headmen of villages and of separate quarters of towns. ... 
and was mistranslated by the crusaders as the old man of the mountain. ... the 
learned of Islam, those who possess the quality of ilm, learning, in its widest 
sense. [DOC] [TLE] Al Bahah - Wikipedia [PAR] Al Bahah (Arabic:      Al Ba)

Question: From the Arabic for "old man", it's the head of a family, tribe or village
Answer: sheik