n.
Pronunciation: ' fer-( ˌ ) ō , ' f ā -( ˌ )r ō
Function: noun
Usage: often cap
Etymology: Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek phara ō , from Hebrew par' ō h, from Egyptian pr-'
Date: before 12th century
1 : a ruler of ancient Egypt
2 : TYRANT