Sherif

[FN#8] The word Sherif (lit. noble) signifies strictly a descendant of the martyr Hussein, son of the Khalif Ali; but it is here used in the sense of "chief" [of the bazaar].

The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Anonymous 1879

He had but twenty cloths or so left of the stock he had deposited with the man called Sherif, the half-caste drunken tailor, who was sent by the Consul in charge of the goods.

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

The dress of the Sherif is the same as that of all the heads of

Travels in Arabia 2003

No buildings are seen beyond the fountain, till we come to a large palace of the Sherif, which is surrounded by high walls flanked with towers, and contains within the inclosure a spacious court-yard.

Travels in Arabia 2003

The most authentic accounts of the two rivers, the Sihon (Jaxartes) and the Gihon, (Oxus,) may be found in Sherif al Edrisi (Geograph.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The dress of the Sherif is the same as that of all the heads of Sherif families at Mekka; consisting, usually, of an Indian silk gown, over which is thrown a white abba, of the finest manufacture of El Ahsa, in the Persian Gulf; a Cashmere shawl, for the head; and yellow slippers, or sometimes sandals, for the feet.

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800

No buildings are seen beyond the fountain, till we come to a large palace of the Sherif, which is surrounded by high walls flanked with towers, and contains within the inclosure a spacious court-yard.

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800

"The teaching was good at the time I was there, now these schools are not top of the line anymore after the new international schools," recalls Sherif, an Egyptian friend who studied at the

The Guardian World News Khaled Diab 2010

And as for the "Geography of Bliss": I've never seen the Moldovans and Transdniestrians more happy and united as when the Moldovan national football team plays its European rivals at the high-tech "Sherif" stadium, deep within Transdniestrian territory.

The World's Most Unhappy People Louis O'Neill 2009

One hacker, known a "Sherif," posted an update to his Twitter account notifying his followers that Apple had banned his ID.

iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond Charles Starrett 2010