‖ kadi, kadee
variants of cadi. Hence ˈkadilik, the jurisdiction of a cadi.
| 1704 J. Pitts Acc. Mahometans 27 The Man to be married..goes to the Kadee, i.e. Judge, or Magistrate. 1802–3 tr. Pallas' Trav. (1812) II. 368 Villages..added to the Kadilik of Mankup. 1847 Mrs. A. Kerr Hist. Servia 48 These three offices, of Pacha, Kadi, and Bishop,..might all be obtained for money. |