Dey Definition

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

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