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- [bey]
- /beɪ/
- /beɪ/
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- [bey]
- /beɪ/
Definitions of bey word
- noun bey (in the Ottoman Empire) a title given to senior officers, provincial governors, certain other officials or nobles, and (sometimes) Europeans 3
- noun bey (in modern Turkey) a title of address, corresponding to Mr 3
- noun bey a Turkish title of respect and former title of rank 3
- noun plural bey a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire. 1
- noun plural bey (formerly) a title of respect for Turkish dignitaries. 1
- noun plural bey (formerly) the title of the native ruler of Tunis or Tunisia. 1
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Origin of bey
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < Turkish, by-form of earlier beg, Old Turkic beg subordinate chief, head of a clan, perhaps < a MChin word akin to Chinese bǎi hundred (Guangdong dial. baak)
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Parts of speech for Bey
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bey popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bey usage trend in Literature
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