bey

Meaning

Noun

  • A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions
  • in various other places, a prince or nobleman

Origin

  • From Turkish bey ("gentleman, chief"), from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 ("chief, titled man").

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