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Noun: bey  bey
  1. The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
    "The bey ruled the province with an iron fist"
     
  2. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
    "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"

Sounds like: bay

Derived forms: beys

Type of: adult male, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], governor, guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], man, sod [informal]

Encyclopedia: Bey, Richard