Meaning of Bey | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
   historical
2. A surname.
3. Beyoncé.
4. in various other places, a prince or nobleman

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Examples

“She was chaperoned by the widow of a Bey whose son had been at Oxford with him, and this gave him the excuse to exchange a few words with her, and then to be presented to the Princess.”

“Whether his position with the Third Circle made the difference or the fact that he ranked as a bey, life in El Iskandryia was proving easier than he'd ever dreamed possible when he stepped off the plane.”

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