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شَعْوَذِىٌّ

Root: شعذ

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شَعْوَذِىٌّ A messenger of princes or governors, who journeys on affairs of importance for them upon post-horses or other beasts appointed for their conveyance: so called because of his quickness. It is not a word of the language of the people of the desert.
2 See also what follows.
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