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dey(2) (iou)



dey noun2. Also (esp. in titles) Dey. M17.
[French from Turkish day maternal uncle, used also as a courtesy title.]
Hist. (The title of) any of the supreme rulers of Algiers, 1710-1830, orig. the commanding officers of the janizaries of Algiers under the Ottoman Empire. Also, (the title of) the local ruler of Tunis or Tripoli under nominal Ottoman suzerainty.
deyship noun the position or dignity of a dey E18.