noun
or she·rif also sha·reef or she·reef shəˈrēf
( plural sharifs or sherifs -fs ; also ash·raf ashˈräf)
Etymology: Arabic sharīf (plural ashrāf ), literally, noble, illustrious
: a descendant of the prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima ; broadly : one of noble ancestry or religious preeminence in Islam — used chiefly as a title