PHARAOHS

Noun

pharaohs

plural of pharaoh

Noun

Pharaohs

plural of Pharaoh

Source: Wiktionary


PHARAOH

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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