cadi
Americannoun
plural
cadisnoun
Etymology
Origin of cadi
C16: from Arabic qādī judge
Example Sentences
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The cadi bent his head on his bosom, and remained some time in deep thought.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
The cadi had followed her, and as he seated himself near her, was astonished at her beauty.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
Ho! ho!" said he to himself, "how is this, that the cadi, my greatest enemy, is become so civil to me to-day?
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
Come, come!" replied the cadi, in an impatient and imperious tone, "this is enough, I am sick of all these objections.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
It only remains with yourself to quit the darkness in which your perfections are buried, and to become this very day the wife of the cadi of Bagdad.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
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