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beys

beys is the plural of bey.

Meaning of bey

Noun

bey (plural beys)

  1. (historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions.
    • 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.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 512
  2. In various other places, a prince or nobleman.

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Proper noun capitalized: Beys

Beys

  1. (plural) plural of Bey

Phrases with beys

Questions about beys

What is beys the plural of?
Beys is the plural of bey.
What part of speech is beys?
Beys is a proper noun.

Words near beys in the dictionary

  1. beyrichite
  2. beyrichitine
  3. beyrichitines
  4. Beyrout
  5. Beyrumauddoo
  6. beys
  7. beyship
  8. beyships
  9. beyt
  10. beyts
  11. bez

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