marabout

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A member of a Moorish priestly order or race of northern Africa, successors of the Morabits or Almoravides, a Mohammedan sect or tribe who ruled Morocco and part of Spain in the elcventh and twelfth centuries.

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Another form of marabou.

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A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.

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The marabou{1}.

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A Muslim holy man, especially in parts of North Africa

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The tomb of such a person

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large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments