alfaqui

Meaning

Noun

  • An Islamic cleric, an expert in Islamic law and jurisprudence, especially in medieval and early modern Spain.

Origin

  • From Spanish alfaquí, from Arabic فقيه ("the theologian"), from فَقِهَ.

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