Meaning of BEY
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- [n] the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
- [n] (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Bey\ (b[=a]), n. [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.
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