PHARAOH


Meaning of PHARAOH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfer-(ˌ)ō, ˈfā-(ˌ)rō ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Middle English pharao, from Old English, from Late Latin pharaon-, pharao, from Greek pharaō, from Hebrew par‘ōh, from Egyptian pr-‘˒ʾ

Date: before 12th century

1. : a ruler of ancient Egypt

2. : tyrant

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