effendi

noun ef·fen·di \e-ˈfen-dē, ə-\

Definition of EFFENDI

: a man of property, authority, or education in an eastern Mediterranean country

Turkish efendi master, from ModGK aphentēs, alteration of Greek authentēs — more at authentic

First Known Use: 1614

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