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Imam

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ ‖I‐mam″ (?), ‖I‐man″ (?), ‖I‐maum″ (?), } n. [Ar. imām.] 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.

2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.