noun /beɪ,bæɪ,beɪ/
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis.
Whether his position with the Third Circle made the difference or the fact that he ranked as a bey, life in El Iskandryia was proving easier than hed ever dreamed possible when he stepped off the plane.
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