bey Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
    • he introduced me to Ahmet Bey
  2. noun the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire

WordNet

Bey noun
Etymology
See Beg a bey.
Definitions
  1. A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.

Webster 1913