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casis

casis noun: a Muslim holy man or a saint. Also the obsolete form of qadi.

Noun

casis (plural casises)

  1. (historical) a Muslim holy man or a saint.

Also used as

casis is also the obsolete form of qadi.

Forms of casis

pluralcasises

Origin of casis

From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.

Questions about casis

What does casis mean?
Casis means a Muslim holy man or a saint.
What part of speech is casis?
Casis is a noun.
What is the plural of casis?
The plural of casis is casises.

Words near casis in the dictionary

  1. Casique
  2. Casiques
  3. Casiquiare
  4. casiri
  5. casirivimab
  6. casis
  7. casises
  8. casita
  9. casitas
  10. casitive
  11. casitone

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