# casis

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Obsolete form of qadi.
2. a Muslim holy man or a saint.

## Etymology
From Spanish caciz or Portuguese caxis, which was from a dialectal pronunciation of Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). Doublet of qadi and alcalde.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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