marabout

[ mar-uh-boot, -boo ]

/ ˈmær əˌbut, -ˌbu /

Islam.

a hermit or holy man, especially in N Africa, often wielding political power and credited with supernatural powers.
the tomb or shrine of such a man.

marabou.

Origin of marabout

1615–25; < French < Portuguese marabuto < Arabic murābit; see Almoravid, maravedi

mar·a·bout·ism, noun

mar.e., mar.mech.e., mara, marabi, marabou, marabout, marabunta, maraca, maracaibo, maracanda, maracay

I was at this moment the whole length of the room from the Marabout.

Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer |Jean Henri Robert-Houdin
The sheik and his subjects, followed by the marabout, took to their horses and suddenly disappeared.

The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas pre
The marabout, who did not understand French, looked at him in astonishment, while the soldiers burst out laughing.

The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I (of 2) |Alexandre Dumas pre
Already the news had reached the marabout of Temacin, and flashed on to Touggourt.

The Golden Silence |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

We skirt the precipice of Azrou-n'hour, crowned with its marabout's tomb.

Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science |Various

marabout

/ (ˈmærəˌbuː) /

a Muslim holy man or hermit of North Africa

a shrine of the grave of a marabout

C17: via French and Portuguese marabuto, from Arabic murābit