Dey

noun

1. Used formerly as the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
2. Used formerly as the title for rulers of the states of Tunis and Tripoli.
3. A female (sometimes a male) servant who had charge of a dairy and all things pertaining to it; a female servant in general.
4. The title of the governor of Algiers under Turkish suzerainty from 1710 till its conquest by the French in 1830.
5. The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.