PASHA

pasha, pacha

(noun) a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pasha (plural pashas)

(historical) A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

The Indian butterfly Herona marathus, family Nymphalidae.

Anagrams

• ASAHP, Asaph, hapas

Proper noun

Pasha (plural Pashas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pasha is the 19306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1402 individuals. Pasha is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (47.43%), Black/African American (25.11%), and White (20.33%) individuals.

Anagrams

• ASAHP, Asaph, hapas

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*sha", n. Etym: [Turk. pasha, basha; cf. Per. basha, badshah; perh. a corruption of Per. padishah. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah.]

Definition: An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.]

Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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