Derebey
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Derebey is a noun meaning (historical) A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire.
Meaning
(historical) A feudal lord in the Ottoman Empire.
Example Sentences
A separate institution in Rize from the derebeylik was the great Tuzcuoglu family which eventually was to precipitate the crushing of the derebeys as semi-autonomous local powers.
Word Forms
- derebeys
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include seraskier, atabey, rayah, effendi, beylik, defter.
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