derebey

D2E1R1E1B3E1Y4

noun

A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire.

OriginTurkish derebeyi →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounderebey (plural derebeys)

plural derebeys

  1. historicalA feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire.

    A separate institution in Rize from the derebeylik was the great Tuzcuoglu family which eventually was to precipitate the crushing of the derebeys as semi-autonomous local powers.

    1989, T. A. Sinclair, Eastern Turkey: An Architectural & Archaeological Survey

Origin

  1. Turkishderebeyi
  2. Englishderebey

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

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APA

derebey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derebey

MLA

“derebey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derebey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “derebey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/derebey.

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