atabek

1. (historical) Alternative spelling of atabeg.Examples: "It has been remarked, that this prince established Saad Ebn Zenki, who had been his governor, lieutenant-general of all his dominions, under the title of atâbek; which signifying Father of the Prince, and being given to the tutors of the Seljûkian princes, became afterwards a title of dignity."; "Since the Atābek stood in a paternal relationship to the Saljūqid "king" he enjoyed an authority far above that of the ordinary generals; it seems also to have been the custom for the Atābek to receive in marriage the mother of his charge and to give one of his daughters in marriage to him."; "...in 511/1118 Tughril was but a child. His first atabek was Shīr-gīr..."alt-ofalternativehistorical