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beglerbeg

noun
beg·​ler·​beg | \ ˈbe-glər-ˌbeg\
variants: or less commonly beglerbey \ ˈbe-​glər-​ˌbā \ or beylerbey \ ˈbā-​lər-​ˌbā \
plural -s

Definition of beglerbeg

: a governor of a province of the Ottoman Empire next in dignity to the grand vizier

History and Etymology for beglerbeg

Turkish beylerbeyi, from beylre- (plural of bey prince) + bey + -i (possessive suffix)

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