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pharaoh

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pha·raoh

noun, often capitalized \ˈfer-(ˌ)ō, ˈfā-(ˌ)rō\

Definition of PHARAOH

1
: a ruler of ancient Egypt
2
: tyrant

Examples of PHARAOH

  1. <like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people>

Origin of PHARAOH

Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek pharaō, from Hebrew parʽōh, from Egyptian pr-ʽ˒ʾ
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Foreign Functionary Terms

count, despot, emir, wardrobe, yeoman

Rhymes with PHARAOH

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