SHAIKHI


Meaning of SHAIKHI in English

/shay kee", shuy-/ , n. Islam.

a dissident Shi'ite sect that developed in the 19th century, composed of followers of Ahmad Ahsa'i (c1741-1826).

[ shaykhi, equiv. to shaykh SHAIKH (title of the leader of the sect) + -i suffix of appurtenance ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .