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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. 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.