Ef‐fen″di (?), n., [Turk. efendi, fr. Modern Gr. �, fr. Gr. � a chief. See Authentic.] Master; sir; — a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law, but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.