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dey. Gone are the days of the deys. Dey (pronounced day) was up until 1830 the title for a governor of Algiers, as well as a title for rulers of Tunis and Tripoli. The word derives from the Turkish dayi, which means a maternal uncle. Caroline of Brunswick, wife of King George IV, enjoyed a notorious affair with the dey of Algiers. Lord Norbury, England’s chief justice, remarked, “She was as happy as the dey is long.” |