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bey - What does it mean?

Definition of 'bey'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 512:
  • She was chaperoned by the widow of a Bey whose son had been at Oxford with him, and this gave him the excuse to exchange a few words with her, and then to be presented to the Princess.
  • * 2005 , Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Pashazade , p. 15:
  • Whether his position with the Third Circle made the difference or the fact that he ranked as a bey , life in El Iskandryia was proving easier than he'd ever dreamed possible when he stepped off the plane.

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