[Sp. alfaquí, ad. Arab. al-faqīh, i.e., al the + faqīh one skilled in divine things, f. faqiha to be wise.] (See quot.)
1615. Bedwell, Arab. Trudg., Alfakih, Alfaqui, Fakih, Faqui or Faquinus … is in the Mosquits or temples of the Mohametanes, one, that in the manner of a Priest, doth their diuine Seruice, readeth the Law, and doth interpret and expound the same.
1630. Wadsworth, Pilgr., V. 39. The Priest called their Alfaqui, conjured the fish.
1846. Prescott, Ferd. & Is., I. ix. 382. ‘Woe is me?’ exclaimed an ancient Alfaki. Ibid., II. vi. 387. The counsels and authority of some of the chief alfaquis.
