The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zaim
Zaim \Zaim\ (?; 277), n. [Turk. & Ar. za'[=i]m.]
A Turkish chief who supports a mounted militia bearing the
same name.
--Smart.
Wiktionary
zaim
n. 1 (context archaic English) A Turkish irregular mounted militia. 2 (context archaic English) The chief of such a militia.
Wikipedia
Zaim
Zaim may be a representation of the male Arabic given name Za'im , meaning leader, chief. Correspondingly al-Za'im means "the leader".
Usage examples of "zaim".
At Zaim he veered south to avoid the city Wysrod, then worked his way across Drune Tree and Famet.