effendi
/ih-fen-dee/US // ɪˈfɛn di //UK // (ɛˈfɛndɪ) //
埃芬迪,费恩迪,埃文迪,埃尔文迪
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural ef·fen·dis.
- : a former Turkish title of respect, especially for government officials.
- : a man who is a member of the aristocracy.
Examples
Nursyirwan Effendi is not wealthy—not in terms of money, that is.
His lordship insisted that the reis effendi should be dismissed from his office.
The Rabbi Effendi had approached the river from a different direction, and that some years before.
His Majesty is deeply grieved to hear of the Khanum Effendi's illness.
An Effendi took the watch yesterday to show it to Vartan, the jeweler.
I will not tell you his name, nor the name of the Effendi to whose harem he belongs.
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