DEY

Etymology 1

Noun

dey (plural deys)

(UK dialectal, Scotland) A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.

Etymology 2

Noun

dey (plural deys)

(historical) The ruler of the Regency of Algiers (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire.

Etymology 3

Pronoun

dey

Pronunciation spelling of they.

Pronunciation spelling of there.

Anagrams

• Dye, d'ye, dye, ye'd, yed

Etymology

Proper noun

Dey

The tenth solar month of the Persian calendar.

Anagrams

• Dye, d'ye, dye, ye'd, yed

Source: Wiktionary


Dey, n. Etym: [See Dairy.]

Definition: A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Dey, n.; pl. Deys. Etym: [Turk. dai, orig., a maternal uncle, then a friendly title formerly given to middle-aged or old people, especially among the Janizaries; and hence, in Algiers, consecrated at length to the commanding officer of that corps, who frequently became afterward pasha or regent of that province; hence the European misnomer of dey, as applied to the latter: cf. F. dey.]

Definition: The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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