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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sharif /ʃəˈriːf/ (also shereef or sherif)

▶noun

1 a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.

2 a Muslim ruler, magistrate, or religious leader.

– origin from Arab. šarīf ‘noble’, from šarafa ‘be exalted’.

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