effendi
Americannoun
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effendis
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a former Turkish title of respect, especially for government officials.
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(in eastern Mediterranean countries) a man who is a member of the aristocracy.
noun
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(in the Ottoman Empire) a title of respect used to address men of learning or social standing
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(in Turkey since 1934) the oral title of address equivalent to Mr
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of effendi
1605–15; < Turkish efendi < Modern Greek, Greek authentḗs doer, master. See authentic
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Parts of the effendi class like to listen to Axis promises of advancement and power.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Joe is telling it the way it really is, effendi.
From Time Magazine Archive
He abolished all titles such as pasha and effendi.
From Time Magazine Archive
No, effendi; but there are ruins close by across the valley.
From Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor by John Schonberg
Thus the Sultan's first physician is called Hakim effendi, and the priest in the seraglio Imam effendi.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
The style may be Western, but Mr Erbil stress that what they are doing mixes "modernity" and cultural heritage, by harking back to the lifestyles of the traditional Kurdish landowning class, the effendis.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2017
In days past, the "effendis" - literally, "lord" or "master" - would dress in their finest clothes to attend cultural salons or visit tea shops.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2017
Fat effendis in tasseled tarbooshes and doublebreasted business suits were streaming from Jerusalem in new American sedans that swayed under the load of rolled-up Turkish rugs and bundled household goods.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that does not matter as we shall find the letter and the effendis themselves in El-Gharak.
From In Desert and Wilderness by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Let the English effendis go, and not touch the ruins again.”
From Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor by John Schonberg
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