[ ɛ'fɛndi ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a man of high education or social standing in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country.
Origin
C17: from Turk. efendi , from mod. Gk aphentēs , from Gk authentēs 'lord, master'.
[ ɛ'fɛndi ]
■ noun ( plural ~s ) a man of high education or social standing in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country.
Origin
C17: from Turk. efendi , from mod. Gk aphentēs , from Gk authentēs 'lord, master'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004