ameer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ameer
    n 1: an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or
         Arabia) [syn: {emir}, {amir}, {emeer}, {ameer}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ameer \A*meer"\, Amir \A*mir"\, n. [See {Emir}.]
   1. an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or
      Arabia). Same as {Emir}. [Obs.]

   Syn: emir, amir, emeer
        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

   2. One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.
      [1913 Webster]