Pharaoh

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Phar=aoh

CIDE DICTIONARY

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

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

THESAURUS

Pharaoh

Dalai Lama, Holy Roman Emperor, Inca, Kaiser, Simon Legree, absolute monarch, absolute ruler, all-powerful ruler, ardri, arrogator, autarch, autocrat, bey, cacique, caesar, cham, commissar, czar, despot, dictator, disciplinarian, driver, duce, hard master, kaid, khan, martinet, mikado, negus, oligarch, oppressor, padishah, pendragon, rig, sachem, sagamore, shah, sheikh, shogun, slave driver, stickler, tenno, tycoon, tyrant, usurper, warlord