bey
noun
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
beys
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pluralof bey.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The beys were subsequently blamed for clearing the way for seven decades of French rule and were condemned to obscurity by Mr. Bourguiba after Tunisia’s independence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2017
Twenty-four beys, each of whom had five or six hundred Mamelukes under his command, governed this singular body of cavalry.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various
He was preceded by an immense procession of beys, colonels, and officers, all in red and gold, with the diamond insignia of their rank displayed upon their breasts.
From Visits To Monasteries in the Levant by Curzon, Robert
While these scenes were being enacted, al-Alfī was besieging Damanhur, and the other beys were returning towards Cairo, Khorshīd having called them to his assistance; but Mehemet Ali forced them to retreat.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
The "Dignitaries of the Sword" are the viceregal and provincial governors, styled pachas and beys.
From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various
