n.
Variant: or Druse
Pronunciation: ' drüz
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Druze or Druzes or Druse or Druses
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Arabic Dur ū z, plural, from Mu ḥ ammad ibn-Isma' ī l al- Daraz ī † 1019 Muslim religious leader
Date: 1855
: a member of a religious sect originating among Muslims and centered in Lebanon and Syria