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Definition of Dey

Dey
Dey Dey, n. [See Dairy.] A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Dey
Dey Dey, n.; pl. Deys. [Turk. d[=a]i, 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.] The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.

Meaning of Dey from wikipedia

- Dey (Arabic: داي), from the Turkish honorific title dayı, literally meaning uncle, was the title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers (Algeria)...
- Look up dey or Dey in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dey was the title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers from 1671. It was also used in Tunisia...
- Susan Hallock Dey (born December 10, 1952) is a retired American actress, known for her television roles as Laurie Partridge on the sitcom The Partridge...
- Jyotirmoy Dey (1955– 11 June 2011), also known as Jyotendra Dey, Commander J, and J Dey, was an Indian journalist, crime and investigations editor for...
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- Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was a renowned Indian playback singer, music director, and musician...
- Mohini Dey Hartsuch (born 20 July 1996) is a Bengali Indian electric b**** player. She has been part of Gaan Bangla's Wind of Change and Coke Studio India...
- Alejandro "Alex" Dey (born June 26, 1958) is a Mexican American life coach, motivational speaker, sales adviser, and writer. He is the author of eight...
- Hussein Dey (real name Hüseyin bin Hüseyin; 1765 – 1838; Arabic: حسين داي) was the last Dey of the Deylik of Algiers. He was born either in İzmir or Urla...
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