Crossword clues for sheikhdom
sheikhdom
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of sheikdom English)
WordNet
n. the domain ruled by a sheik [syn: sheikdom]
Wikipedia
A sheikhdom (alt. sheikdom) ( [Mashyakhah]) is a geographical area or a society ruled by a sheikh (Arabic: ). Sheikhdoms exist almost exclusively within Arab countries, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula.
The word is generally used as a descriptive term for political systems rather than as a noun (such as the case is with "Kingdom"), and although some countries are ruled by a sheikh, they are not typically referred to as sheikdoms.
Usage examples of "sheikhdom".
He believed that the proved oil-bearing country that runs down from Iraq through Kuwait, Dahran, Bahrain and Qattar would be found to continue, swinging south-east along the line of the Jebel mountains, through Buraimi and into the independent sheikhdom of Saraifa.
He blamed the oil-rich Arabian sheikhdoms for many of his current problems, not the least of which was the interfering presence of Mr.
Ibn Saud, coming from the Saudi sheikhdoms, was of very conservative stock indeed.