DEY (an

See also:

• ADAPTATION (from Lat. adaptare. to fit to)

adaptation of the Turk. dai, a maternal

See also:

• UNCLE

uncle)  , an honorary title formerly bestowed by the Turks on elderly men, and appropriated by the janissaries as the designation of their commanding officers . In Algeria the deys of the janissaries became in the 17th century rulers of that country (see ALGERIA: History) . From the middle of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century the ruler of Tunisia was also called dey, a title frequently used during the same period by the sovereigns of Tripoli .