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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