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Found 1 definition: pharaoh.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun pharaoh has 1 senses

pharaoh(n = noun.person) pharaoh of egypt - the title of the ancient Egyptian kings;
is a kind of ruler, swayer
has particulars: cheops, khufu, tutankhamen
Derived form adjective pharaonic₁

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

pharaoh, n. [Heb. parōh; of Egyptian origin: cf. L. pharao, Gr. . Cf. Faro.].

1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated. [1913 Webster]

2. See Faro. [1913 Webster]

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.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

pharaoh, n.
1 the ruler of ancient Egypt.
2 the title of this ruler.

Idiom:
Pharaoh's serpent an indoor firework burning and uncoiling in serpentine form.

Derivative:
Pharaonic adj.

Etymology:
OE f. eccl.L Pharao f. Gk Pharao f. Heb. par' oh f. Egypt. pr-' o great house

[RELATED WORDS]

pharaoh ant, pharaoh of egypt