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derebeys

derebeys is the plural of derebey.

Meaning of derebey

Noun

derebey (plural derebeys)

  1. (historical) A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire.
    • A separate institution in Rize from the derebeylik was the great Tuzcuoglu family which eventually was to precipitate the crushing of the derebeys as semi-autonomous local powers.1989, T. A. Sinclair, Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey

Questions about derebeys

What is derebeys the plural of?
Derebeys is the plural of derebey.

Words near derebeys in the dictionary

  1. derealize
  2. derealized
  3. derealizes
  4. derealizing
  5. derebey
  6. derebeys
  7. derech
  8. derech eretz
  9. derecho
  10. derechoes
  11. derechos

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