The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French conquest in 1830.

Dey (Arabic: داي, from Turkish Dayı http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/dey Merriam-Webster Online - Deyhttp://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dey Dictionary.com - Dey) was the title given to the rulers of the Regency of Algiers (Algeria) under the Ottoman Empire from 1671 onwards. Twenty-nine deys held office from the establishment of the deylicate until the French conquest; 14 of them were assassinated.

Originally a junior officer commanding a company of janissaries ( q.v.). After 1611 the title of the head of government in Tripolitania ( q.v.). Literally, "maternal uncle."

A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.