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Added 9 October 2026

bey

/beɪ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bey at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt.
he introduced me to Ahmet Bey
The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire.

Origin

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.

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