Definitions for DEYdeɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
deydeɪ(n.)
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
Category: Western History
a title sometimes used by the former rulers of Tunis and Tripoli.
Category: Western History
Origin of dey:
1650–60; < F < Turkish
Wiktionary
Dey(ProperNoun)
The tenth solar month of the Persian calendar.
Origin: dæge, from daigijōn. Cognate with ; compare dairy, , .
Webster Dictionary
Dey(noun)
a servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid
Dey(noun)
the governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830
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