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AGA, or AGHA

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 362 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AGA, or AGHA  , a word, said to be of Tatar origin, signifying a dignitary or
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lord . Among the
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Turks it is applied to the
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chief of the
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janissaries, to the commanders of the
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artillery,
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cavalry and
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infantry, and to the eunuchs in
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charge of the seraglio . It is also employed generally as a
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term of respect in addressing wealthy men of leisure, landowners, &c .

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