beylik

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English

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بكلك (beylik).

Noun

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beylik (plural beyliks)

  1. The jurisdiction or the territory of a bey.
    Synonym: beylicate
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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بكلك (beylik), from Old Anatolian Turkish. By surface analysis, bey (lord, chief) +‎ -lik.

Noun

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beylik (definite accusative beyliği, plural beylikler)

  1. principality, duchy
  2. a historical administrative division of the Crimean Khanate