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pharaoh.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/Australia, UK/ˈfɛə.ɹəʊ/Australia, UK/ˈfɛɹ(ˌ)oʊ/US/ˈfeɪ(ˌ)ɹoʊ/US, uncommon
  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

    countable · historical · uncountable
  2. The card game faro.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English pharao (also as pharaon, farao, faraon, etc.), from Old English Pharao, from Late Latin Pharaō, from Koine Greek Φαραώ (Pharaṓ), from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה (Parʿō), from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ, “palace; pharaoh”, literally “pr (“house”) + ꜥꜣ (“great, big”)”)

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