American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition - n. A Muslim scholar who interprets the shari'a. - n.
Civilian dress, especially when worn by one who normally wears a
uniform. Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia - n. A Mohammedan
law-officer whose duty it was to expound the law which the kadi
was to execute. - n. In India, citizen's dress worn by officers
when off duty: now commonly used in this sense in the British
army. - n. countable (Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of
shari’a law, who can deliver a fatwa - n. uncountable (UK, New
Zealand) Civilian dress when worn by a member of the military,
or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally
would wear uniform GNU Webster's 1913 - n. An official expounder
of Mohammedan law. - n. One of the chief legal advisers to the
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. - n. Colloq. Eng. Ordinary
civilian dress when worn by persons who serve in a uniformed
service, such as the military or police. It originally was used
in reference to Brit