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effendi (n.)
Turkish title of respect, equivalent to English
sir
, 1610s, from Turkish
efendi
, title of respect applied to professionals and officials, corruption of Greek
authentes
"lord, master" (in Modern Greek
aphentes
; see
authentic
).
