sea 13th century, Vindel manuscript, MartÃ­n Codax, Mia irmana fremosa, treides comigo (facsimile) Mia irmana fremoÅ¿a treides de grado / ala ygreia de uigo u e o mar leuado / E miraremos las ondas. Lovely sister, come willingly / To the church in Vigo, where the sea is up, / And we will gaze at the waves.
bey. 1  a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire. ( 2 formerly) a title of respect for Turkish dignitaries. ( 3 formerly) the title of the native ruler of Tunis or Tunisia.
as applied in the ottoman empire islamic law was more tolerant in defining the legal position of women, this relatively tolerant attitude was probably due to traditions among the turkish people which regarded women as almost equal to men, women were allowed to own and inherit property, they could not be forced into marriage and in certain cases were permitted to seek divorce, women often gained considerable wealth within the palace