English Explanatory Dictionary

bey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
  2. in various other places, a prince or nobleman
name
  1. A surname.
  2. Beyoncé.

Pronunciation

/beɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bey.wav /bæɪ/

Word forms

bey beys

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.

Derived words

begum beydom beyship
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