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1. (n.) bey
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
2. bey
(formerly) a title of respect for Turkish dignitaries.
3. bey
(formerly) the title of the native ruler of Tunis or Tunisia.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < Turkish, by-form of earlier beg subordinate chief, head of a clan)
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1. (noun) bey
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
"he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"
2. (noun) bey
the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
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1. (noun) bey
a governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis
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