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Word of the Day - effendi
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effendi
/ɛˈfɛndi/
noun
Plural effendis
1 A man of high education or social standing in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country.
1.1 historical - A title of respect or courtesy in Turkey.
Origin
Early 17th century: from Turkish efendi, from modern Greek aphentēs, from Greek authentēs ‘lord, master’.
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"Do not offend, ye, even a pedestrian effendi, especially one wearing a fez and carrying Pez."
[Sounds like wise advice, which I have clearly ignored with this 'irreverent' use of the word.]
