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dey
[ dey ]
/ deɪ /
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noun
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
a title sometimes used by the former rulers of Tunis and Tripoli.
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Origin of dey
1650–60; <French <Turkish dayι originally, maternal uncle
Words nearby dey
dextrorotatory, dextrorse, dextrose, dextrosinistral, dextrous, dey, Dezhnev, dezincification, D/F, D.F.A., DFAB
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British Dictionary definitions for dey
dey
/ (deɪ) /
noun
the title given to commanders or (from 1710) governors of the Janissaries of Algiers (1671–1830)
a title applied by Western writers to various other Ottoman governors, such as the bey of Tunis
Word Origin for dey
C17: from French, from Turkish dayi, literally: maternal uncle, hence title given to an older person
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