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bey — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beg verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
  • bey noun A governor or high-ranking official in parts of the former Ottoman Empire.
  • gentleman noun A polite, well-mannered, or honorable man.
  • lord noun A man who holds a title of nobility, or a ruler with power over others.
  • master noun A person with exceptional skill or deep expertise in something.

Senses

bey is used for these senses in English:

  • Mr. (North America, Philippines, formerly or traditionally UK) Abbreviation of Mister.
  • beg (history) .
  • bek .
  • bey (historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
  • gentleman (chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
  • lord (obsolete) The master of the servants of a household; (historical) the master of a feudal manor
  • lord One possessing similar mastery over others; (historical) any feudal superior generally; any nobleman or aristocrat; any chief, prince, or sovereign ruler; in Scotland, a male member of the lowest rank of nobility (the equivalent rank in England is baron)
  • master Someone who has control over something or someone.

beg — full definition

  1. verb To ask urgently for something, often money, food, or a favor.
  2. verb To plead earnestly with someone, especially to be forgiven or spared.

bey — full definition

  1. noun A governor or high-ranking official in parts of the former Ottoman Empire.
  2. noun In some regions, a title for a prince or nobleman.

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