Nasi

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 475 words | Copyright

Nasi (Heb., ‘ruler’). Jewish leader. The failure of kings (kingship) led to their ‘demotion’ in the restoration after the Exile. The term ‘king’ was largely reserved for a future messiah, and Jewish rulers from the second Temple period used the term ‘nasi’. The title persisted in different communities through the post-geonic period, and the Karaites described their leader as ‘nasi’ until the 18th cent.

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