emeer

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

emeer
    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

Emeer \E*meer"\, n.
   Same as {Emir}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Emir \E"mir\, Emeer \E*meer"\, n. [Ar. em[imac]r, am[imac]r,
   commander: cf. F. ['e]mir. Cf. {Admiral}, {Ameer}.]
   An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or
   ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the
   descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima;
   among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to
   certain high officials. Emirship