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How to pronounce bey in English?

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Type Words
Type of adult male, man
Type Words
Type of governor

Examples of bey

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Bey said he's running to ensure all residents benefit from the city's progress.
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Used since Lord Ivan-bey the Black as a mark of succession to the Serbian Empire.
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Bey always seems to have something hiding as there's always an excuse with her.
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Sokman, bey of Mardin, defeated the crusaders at the Battle of Harran in 1104.
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Bey has sampled many people's music and then try to pretend she originated it.
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According to Fleming's biographer, John Pearson, Kalkavan was rather like Kerim bey.
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And the dey, in his turn, had been ousted by a civil administrator, the bey.
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Ambasse bey or ambas-i-bay is a style of folkmusic and dance from Cameroon.
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But probably he was of Uyghur origin and a relative of the bey of Eretnids.
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  • (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"
  • The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
  • Bey is a Turkish title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word with the simple meaning of "lord". ...
  • A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis
  • The ruler of an independent emirate; the governor of a sanjak; a title of respect for the men of the upper classes.
  • (ba)n. 1. A provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire. 2. A ruler of the former kingdom of Tunis. Used as the title for such a ruler. 3. Used formerly as a title for various Turkish and Egyptian dignitaries.[Turkish, from Old Turkic beg, ruler, prince.]
  • (Leader of people: Bey)