Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—I

Imaum

(2 syl.) or Imam. One of the Ulema or priestly body of the Mahometans. He recites the prayers and leads the devotions of the congregation. Imaums wear a high turban. The sultan as “head of the Moslems” is an Imaum. The word means teacher or guide.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Imaus
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