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PHARAOH
Pharaoh, Pharaoh of Egypt
(noun) the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Pharaoh
Any specific pharaoh.
Noun
Pharaoh (plural Pharaohs)
Alternative form of pharaoh
Etymology
Noun
pharaoh (plural pharaohs)
(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
(uncountable, card games) The card game faro.
Hyponyms
• (female): pharaohess
Source: Wiktionary
Pha"raoh, n. Etym: [Heb. paroh; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao, Gr. Faro.]
1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.
2. See Faro. Pharaoh's chicken (Zoöl.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color.
– Pharaoh's rat (Zoöl.), the common ichneumon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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