Definitions for qadiˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

qa•diˈkɑ di, ˈkeɪ-(n.)(pl.)-dis.

  1. a judge in a Muslim community, whose decisions are based on Islamic religious law.

    Category: Eastern Religions

Origin of qadi:

1895–1900; < Ar qādī judge

Princeton's WordNet

  1. qadi(noun)

    an Islamic judge

Wiktionary

  1. qadi(Noun)

    A civil judge in certain Islamic countries.

  2. Origin: From قاضي.


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