effendi

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Aiwa, effendi ---- Yea, noble sir.

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  1. noun Used as a title of respect for men in Turkey, equivalent to sir.
  2. noun An educated or respected man in the Near East.

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  1. Turkish efendi, from Medieval Greek aphentēs, master, alteration of Greek authentēs.

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  1. Turkish efendi, a gentleman, a master (of servants), a patron, protector, a prince of the blood (efendim, ‘my master,’ in address equivalent to English sir), from New Greek ἀφέντης (pron. äfen′dēs), a lord, master, a vernacular form of Greek (also New Greek) αὐθέντης (in New Greek pron. äfthen′dēs), an absolute master: see authentic.
 

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/ɛˈfɛndi/
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