binbashi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A major in the Turkish army.
  2. The holder of a former rank in the Egyptian army.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-binbashi.wav

Word forms

binbashi binbashis bimbashi

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بیكباشی (binbaşı, literally “leader of a thousand”).

Related words

yuzbashi onbashi chiliarch
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