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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Effendi

· Ef·fen·di · IPA /ɛˈfɛndi/
01 n. 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 simpl…
  1. 1.
    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.