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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia) [syn: emir, amir, emeer, ameer]

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Emeer E*meer", n. Same as Emir.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Emir E"mir, Emeer E*meer", n. [Ar. em[=i]r, am[=i]r, commander: cf. F. ['e]mir. Cf. Admiral, Ameer.] An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.