Etymology

atabeg

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Today it means: A high medieval Turkish feudal title, originally charged with the caretaking and mentoring of the realm's crown prince. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish آتابك
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  1. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromآتابك
  2. English todayatabeg

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آتابك (atabeg) (modern Turkish atabey), first used by the Seljuks, from آتا (ata, “father”) and بك (beg, “prince”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.