PASHAS

Noun

pashas

plural of pasha

Proper noun

Pashas

plural of Pasha

Source: Wiktionary


PASHA

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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