bey
NounUS[bey]/beɪ/1 syllable
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Noun (2)
- (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt“he introduced me to Ahmet Bey”Type of man, adult male
- the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman EmpireType of governor
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Bey (bā), noun
Origin: See Beg a bey.
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54