Etymology

derebey

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Today it means: A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire. Full definition →

Turkish derebeyi
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  1. Turkish · borrowed fromderebeyi
  2. English todayderebey

Borrowed from Turkish derebeyi, from dere (“creek”) + bey (“bey, lord”).

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