IMAM

{ ‖I‐mam″ (?), ‖I‐man″ (?), ‖I‐maum″ (?), } n. [[Ar. imām.]] 1. 1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs the regular service of the mosque.
2. 2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed, unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.