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bey

Pronunciation: /beɪ/

The English word “bey” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
  2. In various other places, a prince or nobleman.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.

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