bek
Noun
Meaning
bek (plural beks)
Alternative form of bey (“Turkish governor”)
Examples
In 1969 he helped found the Bund der Evangelischen Kirchen in der DDR (BEK), where he negotiated with the government while at the same time working within the institutions of this Protestant body.
Four people were killed – sisters, Rachel and Donna Llewellyn, ages 21 and 24; Ryan Bek, 25; and Elizabeth Harris, 20.
Over 10 weeks, Bek and Louise Cooper, neither of whom had any catering experience, ran the takeaway from a “dark” (delivery-only) kitchen in the deprived suburb of Erdington, where, as it happened, Bek grew up.