Associations to the word «Bey»

Wiktionary

BEY, noun. A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg.

Dictionary definition

BEY, noun. (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; "he introduced me to Ahmet Bey".
BEY, noun. The governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats