bey

noun

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\ ˈbā

Definition of bey

1a : a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire

b : the former native ruler of Tunis or Tunisia

2 —used as a courtesy title in Turkey and Egypt

Examples of bey in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Zog is for his grandfather, an Ottoman bey, or chieftain, who became prime minister of Albania in 1922 and upgraded himself to president three years later, then to king in 1928. — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2022

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