beglerbeg

noun

beg·​ler·​beg
ˈbe-glər-ˌbeg
variants or less commonly beglerbey
ˈbe-glər-ˌbā
or beylerbey
ˈbā-lər-ˌbā
plural -s
: a governor of a province of the Ottoman Empire next in dignity to the grand vizier

Word History

Etymology

Turkish beylerbeyi, from beylre- (plural of bey prince) + bey + -i (possessive suffix)

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“Beglerbeg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beglerbeg. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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