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AGA, or AGHA

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 362 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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AGA, or AGHA , a word, said to be of Tatar origin, signifying a dignitary or See also:lord. Among the See also:Turks it is applied to the See also:chief of the See also:janissaries, to the commanders of the See also:artillery, See also:cavalry and See also:infantry, and to the eunuchs in See also:charge of the seraglio. It is also employed generally as a See also:term of respect in addressing wealthy men of leisure, landowners, &c.

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