sheika
American
[shey-kah]
/ ˈʃeɪ kɑ /
Also
sheikha
noun
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the wife of a sheik.
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a woman who heads a large family and is revered, especially as a guardian of religious ways.
Etymology
Origin of sheika
First recorded in 1850–55, sheika is from the Arabic word shaykha
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