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- noun Plural form of
caid .
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Examples
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The caids, agas, bash-agas, and other titled Arabs, held the places of honor, for they occupied the orchestra stalls and the dress circle.
The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life Arthur Cheney Train 1910
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That Lella Mabrouka and Sanda would be there was a matter of course; and, besides them, there were the wives and daughters of two or three sheikhs and caids, all of whom Sanda already knew by sight, as they had paid ceremonious visits to the great man's harem since her arrival at Djazerta.
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Hadj and several caids invited for the bridegroom's part of the festivities.
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All the caids and the sons of Bu Amema surround Mulai Mahomed.
Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond Budgett Meakin 1886
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