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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The title of the governor-general of a province of the Turkish empire, ranking next to the grand vizir, and so called because he has under him the beys at the head of the several sanjaks or districts composing his province. Also written beglerbeg.

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  • noun An Ottoman administrative title.

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From Turkish beylerbeyi.

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