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malik

ma·lik

US/məˈlik/ fairly common

noun

1.

the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent

  • “maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords”

Origin

From Arabic مَالِك (mālik) and مَلِك (malik, “Leader”).

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