Main Entry: pha·raoh

Pronunciation: \ˈfer-(ˌ)ō, ˈfā-(ˌ)rō\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek pharaō, from Hebrew parʽōh, from Egyptian pr-ʽ˒ʾ

Date: before 12th century

1 : a ruler of ancient Egypt
2 : tyrant