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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Effendi \Ef*fen"di\, n., [Turk. efendi, fr Modern Gr ?, fr Gr ? a chief. See {Authentic}.] Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Effendi \Ef*fen"di\, n. [Turk. efendi, fr Modern Gr ?, fr Gr ? a chief. See {Authentic}.] Master; sir; -- a title of a Turkish state official and man of learning, especially one learned in the law. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: effendi n : a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials
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