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DEYS
Noun
deys
plural of dey
Anagrams
• Dyes, Syed, dyes, yeds
Source: Wiktionary
DEY
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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