beylik
English
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editFrom Ottoman Turkish بكلك (beylik).
Noun
editbeylik (plural beyliks)
- The jurisdiction or the territory of a bey.
- Synonym: beylicate
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editTurkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish بكلك (beylik), from Old Anatolian Turkish. By surface analysis, bey (“lord, chief”) + -lik.
Noun
editbeylik (definite accusative beyliği, plural beylikler)
- principality, duchy
- a historical administrative division of the Crimean Khanate
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