Alid
noun
Al·id
ˈa-ləd,
ˈä-
plural -s
: one that claims descent from the caliph Ali and Fatima, son-in-law and daughter respectively of Muhammad
Word History
Etymology
probably from (assumed) Medieval Latin Alides, from ʽAli ibn-abi-Ṭālib †661 Arab caliph + Latin -ides -id
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above