aga

American  

[ah-guh] / ˈɑ gə /

Or agha

noun

1. a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.

2. a general.

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aga ¹ British  

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

1. a title of respect, often used with the title of a senior position

2. a military commander

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Aga ² British  

/ ˈɑːɡə /

noun

1. a cooking range and heating system powered by solid fuel, electricity, or gas

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Etymology

Origin of aga

First recorded in 1590–1600, aga is from the Turkish word ağa lord

Example Sentences

The description of her books as "Aga sagas" caught on, despite only two of Trollope's novels actually featuring an Aga.

From BBC

A lot of what I write into the books is bleak and challenging but I will be the Queen of the Aga saga to my dying day.

From BBC

The writer was known as the "queen of the Aga saga" because her novels often focused on romance and intrigue in middle England, although she rejected the tag as "patronising".

From BBC

In its effort to protect its members from a tidal wave of sports-event contracts, the AGA’s stance is that prediction-market companies are simply trying to avoid state regulation.

From MarketWatch

DraftKings and FanDuel also said in November that they were leaving the AGA because of their decision to pursue prediction markets.

From MarketWatch