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fedai (iou)



fedai noun. . L19.
[Arab. & Persian fida'i one who gives his life for another, from fada ransom (someone with something).]
Hist. An Ismaili Muslim assassin. L19.
In pl. (fedayeen). Guerrillas in Muslim countries; esp. (a) Arab guerrillas operating against the Israelis; (b) Marxist paramilitary groups operating in Iran. M20.