bey
English
/beɪ/, /bæɪ/, /beɪ/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions
- in various other places, a prince or nobleman
Etymology
Derived from Turkish bey (gentleman, lord, master, chief) derived from Old Turkic 𐰋𐰏 (titled man, chief).
Origin
Old Turkic
𐰋𐰏
Gloss
titled man, chief
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing