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emir
noun
[ ɛˈmiːə ]
• a title of various Muslim (mainly Arab) rulers.
• "HRH the Emir of Kuwait"
Origin:
late 16th century (denoting a male descendant of Muhammad): from French émir, from Arabic 'amīr (see amir).