The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Scheik \Scheik\ (sh[=e]k or sh[=a]k), n.
See Sheik.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a
chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.]
The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also,
the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also
applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written
also scheik, shaik, sheikh.]
[1913 Webster] Sheil