Round 3649 BEGLERBEG Defs - Vote Now!

[Tim Lodge]

Here we have 12 defs of the word BEGLERBEG, only one of which comes from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline:

        12:00 UTC/GMT on Monday 6th September
        13:00 BST in London
        14:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         8:00 AM EDT in New York  
         5:00 AM PDT in California
        23:59 NZST in New Zealand

‏I reserve the right to close the round early if all players who have submitted a def have voted.

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L

 *** BEGLERBEG ***

1 A left-handed burglar.

2 Casually; as a passing thought.

3 A charm made from knotted cord.

4 A request for something undeserved.

5 A narrow reed flute used in folk dances.

6 A provincial governor in the Ottoman empire.

7 A daft, merry bit of nonsense — pure tomfoolery.

8 A vice captain or acting captain of Janissaries.

9 Scot. Little by little [ < Sc. Gaelic beag air bheag]

10 A decree issued in duplicate under separate authorities.

11 Deep-fried Filipino egg rolls, which are typically filled with ground pork, minced carrots, onions, garlic, and spices.

12 Used by Jeeves (a fictional character created by P.G. Wodehouse) to describe a lower-class butler who steals from his employer

13 A highly specialized, semi-retired breed of herding dog native to the Scottish Highlands, larger than a border collie and with thicker fur.

[Tim Lodge]

Actually, there are 13 defs.

[Tim Bourne]

5 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B

[Chowie]

4 and 9 please

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[France International/Mike Shefler]

I'll go with 1 and 7.

--Mike

[Paul Keating]

6 & 8.

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Soustons

Nouvelle Aquitaine

France

[John Barrs]

#6 and #8 please, JohnnyB

[Judy Madnick]

6 and 8 for me also.

 

Judy Madnick

[Daniel B. Widdis]

I'll hop on the 6 & 8 train

On Sun, May 17, 2026 at 7:35 AM Judy Madnick <jmad...@gmail.com> wrote:

6 and 8 for me also.

 

Judy Madnick

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[Eric Boxer]

I'll vote for 5 and 9.

Eric

[Efrem Mallach]

"Beglerbeg" rhymes with "egg." Eggs are sold by the half dozen and dozen. So, 6 and 12.

Efrem

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On May 16, 2026, at 1:34 PM, 'Tim Lodge' via Dixonary <dixo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

Actually, there are 13 defs.

On Saturday, 16 May 2026 at 18:33:59 UTC+1 Tim Lodge wrote:

Here we have 12 defs of the word BEGLERBEG, only one of which comes from my dictionary.  Please vote for your two favourites by public reply to this message before the deadline:

        12:00 UTC/GMT on Monday 6th September
        13:00 BST in London
        14:00 CET in France and the Netherlands
         8:00 AM EDT in New York  
         5:00 AM PDT in California
        23:59 NZST in New Zealand

‏I reserve the right to close the round early if all players who have submitted a def have voted.

New players are welcome - just don't look up the word until after you've voted.

--  Tim L

 *** BEGLERBEG ***

6 A provincial governor in the Ottoman empire.

[Tony Abell]

I have to concur that it sounds like an official title of some obscure kind, so 6 and 8:

>> 6 A provincial governor in the Ottoman empire.

[Shani Naylor]

I will join the crowd voting 6 & 8 & give someone (or maybe two people) a nice score.

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[nancygoat]

I'll have 8 and 9, please.

Nancy

[Tim Bourne]

I thought I'd already voted, but I can't see any record of it, so in case I didn't, 5 and 9, please.

Best wishes,
Tim B

[Paul Keating]

Tim, you did vote already, 16 May 17h46 UTC. Visible in the group. You were the first to vote.