hadji

2 definitions found

hadji - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hadji \Hadj"i\ (-[i^]), n. [Ar. h[=a]jj[imac]. See Hadj.]
     [Also spelled hajji and haji.]
     1. A Mohammedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used
        among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of
        honor. --G. W. Curtis.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at
        Jerusalem. --Heyse.
        [1913 Webster]

hadji - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hadji
      n 1: an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the
           pilgrimage to Mecca [syn: hajji, hadji, haji]