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bey
UK /beɪ/ US /bæɪ/
noun 2name 2
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3VERB + BEY
ranked
BEY + NOUN
life, son
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
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.
Whether his position with the Third Circle made the difference or the fact that he ranked as a bey, life in El Iskandryia was proving easier than he'd ever dreamed possible when he stepped off the plane.
2
in various other places, a prince or nobleman
name
1
A surname.
2
Beyoncé.
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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.
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Whether his position with the Third Circle made the difference or the fact that he ranked as a bey, life in El Iskandryia was proving easier than he'd ever dreamed possible when he stepped off the pla
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