kadi

American  

[kah-dee, key-] / ˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ- /

noun

plural

kadis

1. a variant of qadi.

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kadi British  

/ ˈkɑːdɪ, ˈkeɪdɪ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of cadi

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Example Sentences

The kadi pakora finds large vegetable dumplings submerged in a yellow, yogurt-based curry that provides no clue as to the serious pepper kick that lies within.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2018

The following anecdote of the kadi Shuraih, who was famous not only for his "great skill in distinguishing right from wrong" but also for his humour, is very pleasing.

From A Boswell of Baghdad With Diversions by Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall)

He assumes, as he still might safely do, the venality of the kadi or official interpreter of the law.

From The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by Morier, James

Each has an imaum, but the kadi is their head, of which dignity he seems not a little proud.

From Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa by Huish, Robert

But the kadi and the other Saracens insisted that he should declare his own opinion concerning Mahomet.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert