The New International Encyclopædia/Hajji

HAJJI, hāj'ĭ, ''Ar. pron. hä'jḗ (Ar. ḥajjī, pilgrim, from ḥajja'', to make a pilgrimage). An Arabic word, signifying one who has performed the ../Hajj/ (q.v.) or pilgrimage to Mecca. It is a title of honor added to a person's name as an indication that this religious duty, obligatory upon every Mohammedan, has been performed.