The governor of a sanjak.

The earlier form of the Turkish title pasha, n.

Misused for sanjakbey, n. Obsolete.

The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, in rank next to the grand vizier.

A Turkish governor of a province or district: also a title of rank.

A Turkish viceroy, deputy, agent, etc.; a local governor; a village chief.

In Turkey and regions under Turkish influence: A lieutenant, deputy, substitute; a lieutenant-colonel; a deputy-governor; spec. the deputy of the…

A Turkish officer of high rank, as a military commander or a provincial governor (now historical). Also in extended use.

A word meaning ‘lord’, formerly borne as a title of dignity by the governors appointed by the Ottoman Porte for the provinces of Wallachia and…

A bey. Now only used as part of Eastern names. beg beg = beglerbeg, n.

A civil governor of a Turkish province or vilayet.

The governor of a province: = vali, n.

= hospodar, n.

In the former Ottoman Empire and certain successor states: a governor of a sanjak or province.