effendi
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Effendi \Ef*fen"di\, n., [Turk. efendi, fr. Modern Gr. ?, fr. Gr. ? a chief. See Authentic.] Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]