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abid
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Etymology 1 vb. (context archaic English) (en-past of: abide ) Etymology 2 n. 1 slave 2 servant 3 worshipper
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abide \A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Abode , formerly Abid ; p. pr. & vb. n. Abiding .] [AS. [=a]b[=i]dan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[=i]dan to bide. See Bide .] To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer. To stay; to ...
Usage examples of abid.
The Murafiqin are headed by Abid Hamid Humud, Saddam's personal secretary and the third most powerful man in Iraq after Saddam and Qusayy.
First off, if Saddam were assassinated it would leave the rest of his regime intact and his most likely successor would be one of his two sons, or someone else from his inner circle--his personal secretary, Abid Hamid Humud.
Qusayy and Abid Hamid are believed to be more cautious and calculating, but both are also vicious killers and we should not expect the Iraqi regime to improve much with them at the helm.
First off, if Saddam were assassinated it would leave the rest of his regime intact and his most likely successor would be one of his two sons, or someone else from his inner circle—his personal secretary, Abid Hamid Humud.
At a gesture from Abid, they stepped aside and the major-domo tugged open the door.
There was no doubt about the single jeep droning along the road from Abid to Tel-Aviv.