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Pharaoh

Pha′raoh

,
Noun.
[Heb.
parōh
; of Egyptian origin: cf. L.
pharao
, Gr.
φαραώ
. Cf.
Faro
.]
1.
A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.
2.
See
Faro
.
Pharaoh’s chicken
(Zool.)
,
the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; – so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color.
–
Pharaoh's rat
(Zool.)
,
the common ichneumon.

Definition 2024

Pharaoh

Pharaoh

See also: pharaoh

English

Noun

Pharaoh ‎(plural Pharaohs)

  1. Alternative form of pharaoh

German

Noun

Pharaoh m ‎(genitive Pharaohs, plural Pharaohnen)

  1. Alternative spelling of Pharao

pharaoh

pharaoh

See also: Pharaoh

English

Alternative forms

  • pharao (the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)
  • Pharaoh (the supreme ruler of ancient Egypt)

Noun

pharaoh ‎(plural pharaohs)

  1. 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
  2. (uncountable) The card game faro.
    • 1945, Robert Hardy Andrews, Burning gold
      "I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said.

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Etymology

From Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaō, from Ancient Greek φαραώ ‎(pharaṓ), from Hebrew פַּרְעֹה ‎(par‘ōh), from Egyptian pr ˤ3 ‎(“palace, pharaoh”), literally pr ‎(“house”) + ˤ3 ‎(“great, big”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfæɹəʊ/, /ˈfeɪ.ɹəʊ/, /ˈfɛːɹəʊ/
  • Homophones: faro, Faroe

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