bey
(noun) the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
bey
(noun) (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt; “he introduced me to Ahmet Bey”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Bey (plural Beys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bey is the 6265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5453 individuals. Bey is most common among Black/African American (64.07%) and White (21.29%) individuals.
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bey (plural beys)
(historical) A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions
in various other places, a prince or nobleman
• 'bye, Bye, Eby, bye
Source: Wiktionary
Bey, n. Etym: [See Beg a bey.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
