hakim

A noun referring to a Muslim ruler, governor, or judge, or alternatively, a Muslim physician.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un dirigeant musulman, un gouverneur ou un juge, ou, dans un autre sens, un médecin musulman.

1. Muslim ruler, governor, or judge C1 formal

   A person who holds authority as a ruler, governor, or judge in a Muslim context.

   • The hakim issued a ruling on the dispute.
   • Under the hakim's leadership, the region prospered.
   • The local hakim presided over the court.

   🇫🇷Souverain, gouverneur ou juge musulman

   Synonymes: governorjudgemagistrateofficialruler

2. Muslim physician C1 formal medical

   A doctor or physician practicing traditional or modern medicine in a Muslim context.

   • The hakim prescribed herbal remedies for the illness.
   • She consulted a hakim for her chronic condition.
   • Traditional hakims often use holistic approaches to healing.

   🇫🇷Médecin musulman

   Synonymes: doctorphysician