EFFENDI (a

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• TURKISH

Turkish word, corrupted from the Gr. wive rjr, a

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• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord or

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• MASTER (Lat. magister, related to tnagis, more, as the corresponding minister is to minus, less; the English form is due partly to the O. Eng. maegister, and partly to O. Fr. maistre, mod. maitre; cf. Du. meester, Ger. Meister, Ital. maestro)

master)  , a title of respect, equivalent to the English " sir," in the Turkish empire and some other eastern countries . It follows the personal name, when that is used, and is generally given to members of the learned professions, and to government officials who have no higher rank, such as Bey, Pasha, &c . It may also indicate a definite office, as Hakim effendi,chief physician g///!D NFO117////////~ Leptocephali . \\\t'ititti\\\t\\\\\\\\\W (By permission of J . & A . Churchill.) to the sultan . The possessive form efendim (my master) is used by servants and in formal intercourse .