bey

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt“he introduced me to Ahmet Bey”
  2. the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bey \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. [1913 Webster]
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