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
In the northern highlands the bajraktars were the counterparts of the beys and enjoyed similar hereditary rights to titles and positions.
From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern
Prince Wied arrived in March 1914 but had to flee the country six months later because of the outbreak of World War I and the difficulties caused by the unruly feudal beys.
From Area Handbook for Albania by Sarah Jane Elpern
Kurdish beys and sheids have much influence in the town and wild mountain districts adjoining, while the Sasun mountains, the scene of successive Armenian revolutions of late years, are not far off to the west.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
The beys were seized the same night in the midst of their joys, and dragged from the paradise of their hopes to be thrown into a dungeon.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Mór Jókai
