Definition of bey
1a : a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empireb : the former native ruler of Tunis or Tunisia
2 —used as a courtesy title in Turkey and Egypt
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Origin and Etymology of bey
Turkish, gentleman, chief
First Known Use: 1537
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