Effendi

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  effendi
       n : a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government
           officials