beylerbey

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بكلر بكی (beyler beyi).

Noun

beylerbey (plural beylerbeys)

  1. The governor of a province of the Ottoman Empire, ranking immediately below the grand vizier. (Ottoman administrative title)

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