Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Emir

Emir , noun

[Arabic emīr, amīr, commander: compare French émir. Compare Admiral, Ameer.]

An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.

Also: Emeer