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Pronunciation : Dey
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Dairy.]
Definition : Defn: A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Dey
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [Turk. dai, orig., a maternal uncle, then a friendly title formerly given to middle-aged or old people, especially among the Janizaries; and hence, in Algiers, consecrated at length to the commanding officer of that corps, who frequently became afterward
Definition : Defn: The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.

pl. Deys.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913