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dey (dā)

noun

  1. the former title of the governor of Algiers
  2. a pasha in the former Barbary States of Tunis or Tripoli

Etymology: Fr dey < Turk dāi, maternal uncle: orig., friendly title given to an older person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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