aga

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You are a holy man, doctor, but I think, if you were a bachelor, and I were a maid, I should not trust myself to be your aga--aga Illustration: Should not trust myself to be your aga--aga.

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  1. noun Used as a title for a civil or military leader, especially in Turkey.

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  • Next him the Kyzlar-aga (your ladyship knows this is the chief guardian of the seraglio ladies) in a deep yellow cloth (which suited very well to his black face) lined with sables, and last his Sublimity himself, in green lined with the fur of a black Muscovite fox, which is supposed worth a thousand pounds sterling, mounted on a fine horse, with furniture embroidered with jewels. —  Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries)
  • Pa'aga, a silver-haired life-long bachelor, an avid gardener of tomatoes, was sitting outside, in his favorite rattan chair, comfortably waiting for the arrival of the New Year. —  Citizen of the Month
  • William liked the good-natured Pa'aga, and had no problems with him. —  Citizen of the Month
  • Pa'aga was a talkative man, and as the two men strolled together in a perfectly even line, like soldiers marching in unison, they chatted, mostly about local gossip. —  Citizen of the Month
  • The DPL secretary said a drawback on the development of homestead and agricultural areas on Rota is that a large portion of these sites is inhabited by the Marianas crow or aga, an endangered bird species.
 

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  1. Turkish ağa, from Old Turkic aqa, older brother.

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  1. from Turkish agha, a great lord, commander, from Tatar aha (Mahn).
 

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