dey (plural deys)
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.
dey (plural deys)
(historical) The ruler of the Regency of Algiers (now Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire.
dey
Pronunciation spelling of they.
Pronunciation spelling of there.
• Dye, d'ye, dye, ye'd, yed
Dey
The tenth solar month of the Persian calendar.
• 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.
