casis

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casis

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

noun casises

obsolete Obsolete form of qadi
historical a Muslim holy man or a saint.

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@misc{casis_2026,
  title = {casis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}