The act of begging; an imploring request.
A provincial governor under the Ottoman Empire; a bey.
The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
That which is begun; a rudiment or element.
That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
The initial portion of some extended thing.
To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.
In the phrase beg the question: to assume.
In the phrase beg the question: to raise (a question).
To ask to be appointed guardian for, or to ask to have a guardian appointed for.