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Definition of Effendi
1. Noun. A former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials.
Definition of Effendi
1. n. Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law.
2. 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.
Definition of Effendi
1. Noun. An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Effendi
1. a Turkish title of respect [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effendi
Literary usage of Effendi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... of all the Emperor's affairs, the principal of whom was the effendi. 10.
An interpreter-general for the German, ... The places of effendi and principal ..."
2. In Darkest Africa, Or, The Quest, Rescue, and Retreat of Emin, Governor of by Sir Henry Morton Stanley (1890)
"... of the Pasha's ivory —Osman Latif effendi gives mo his opinions on the ...
Mohammed effendi, his wife, and Emin—Bilal and Serour—Attempts to steal ..."
3. The City of the Sultan, and Domestic Manners of the Turks: With a Steam by Pardoe (Julia) (1854)
"Он the eve of the1 Bail-am, which terminates the Ramazan, we passed over to
Constantinople with some friends, to visit Mustafa effendi, the Egyptian chargé ..."
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