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An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw.
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ruler of Egypt, and also used more generally to denote someone of standing, as Enver Pasha; outranks a Bey or an Effendi; from Ottoman Turkish; also occasionally bestowed on Westerners, such as Thomas Russell Pasha
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Honorary title to show a man's importance
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A man of high rank or office in Turkey or North Africa (Turkish pasa)
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a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
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Equivalent position of Prefect in the administration of the city of Arakmat under the rule of the Sultan.
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Turkish military or civil title of high rank
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Ottoman provincial governor or military commander. In Tripolitania ( q.v.), the title of the regent representing the sultan ( q.v.).
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title of the Turkish, greater origin to Bey.
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A title given to senior statesmen in Ottoman era. Tk.
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A liqueur from Turkey.
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