1) Eastern aristocrat 2) Honorific in Turkey 3) Sir, Turkish style 4) Title in Pakistan 5) Turk
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Effendi, Effendy or Efendi (Turkish: Efendi, Arabic: أفندي Afandī; آفندی , آفندی ) is a title of nobility meaning a lord or master. It is a title of respect or courtesy, equivalent to the English Sir, which was used in Ottoman Empire (Turkey). It follows the personal name, when it is used, and is generally given to members of the l...
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• (n.) Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law. • (n.) Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman.
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Ef·fen'di noun [ Turk.
efendi , from Modern Greek ..., from Greek ... a chief. See
Authentic .] Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law.
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Ef·fen'di noun , [ Turk.
efendi , from Modern Greek ..., from Greek ... a chief. See
Authentic .] Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman.
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Effendi is a Turkish title which signifies lord or master. It is particularly applied to the civil, as aga is to the military officers of the sultan. Thus the sultan's first physician was called Hakim effendi, the priest in the seraglio Iman effendi, etc.
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n] - a former Turkish term of respect
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noun a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
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a former Turkish title of respect, esp. for government officials. · (in eastern Mediterranean countries) a man who is a member of the aristocracy.
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