bey
Ottoman rank marker
Bey is a Turkish title of respect for men, roughly equivalent to "sir" or "mister," historically used for Ottoman military commanders and provincial governors.
In modern Turkish, it follows a man's first name as a polite form of address.
The word has entered English slang through Beyoncé fans who use Bey as shorthand for the singer, treating it as both nickname and honorific.
Turkish military rank
respect · deference · courtesy · esteem · formality · dignity · title · address
Ottoman high official
- sultanMuslim royal ruler
- vizierMuslim government's chief minister
- SuleimanRenowned Ottoman sultan
- TopkapiIstanbul imperial palace
Constantinople · Istanbul · Sublime Porte · divan · caliphate · millets · Osman · timar
Leader of a tribe
- overlordSupreme feudal superior
- lordNobleman or ruler
- rulerOne who governs
- commanderPerson with authority over others
governor · feudal · sovereign · dominion · jurisdiction · power · rule · control
Titled ruling class
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- landownerOne possessing real estate
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- privilegedHaving special advantages
gentry · patrician · elite · dynasty · lineage · high-born · grandee · upper-class
aga
Turkish military rank
emir · respect · deference · courtesy · esteem · formality · dignity · title · address · salutation
pasha
Ottoman high official
Topkapi · Constantinople · Istanbul · Sublime Porte · divan · caliphate · millets · Osman · timar · dervish
chieftain
Leader of a tribe
commander · governor · feudal · sovereign · dominion · jurisdiction · power · rule · control · magnate
nobility
Titled ruling class
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- landownerOne possessing real estate
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
privileged · gentry · patrician · elite · dynasty · lineage · high-born · grandee · upper-class · influential
family
Related people together
genealogy · patronymic · descent · clan · bloodline · forebears · nomenclature