Dey Definition

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noun
The former title of the governor of Algiers.
Webster's New World
A pasha in the former Barbary States of Tunis and Tripoli.
Webster's New World
Used formerly as the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
American Heritage
Used formerly as the title for rulers of the states of Tunis and Tripoli.
American Heritage
pronoun

The tenth solar month of the Persian calendar.

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Other Word Forms of Dey

Noun

Singular:
dey
Plural:
deys

Origin of Dey

  • French from Turkish dayı maternal uncle, protector, dey from Old Turkic tağāy maternal uncle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French from Turkish dayı maternal uncle, protector, dey from Old Turkic tağāy maternal uncle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Persian دی.

    From Wiktionary

Dey Sentence Examples

  • Some days later the dey was deported, as well as the greater part of the janissaries.

  • Ali, the capitan pasha, was commander-in-chief, and he had with him Chulouk Bey of Alexandria, commonly called Scirocco, and Uluch Ali, dey of Algiers.

  • The dey of Algiers, who saw the opening, reversed the order of his squadron, and fell on the right of the centre.

  • If the dey had left, the three beys remained.

  • From the middle of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century the ruler of Tunisia was also called dey, a title frequently used during the same period by the sovereigns of Tripoli.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEY

Words Ending With

YEYDEY

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Words Starting With D and Ending With Y

Starts With D & Ends With YStarts With DE & Ends With YStarts With D & Ends With EY

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With D3 Letter Words Ending With Y