pasha

Noun
Synonyms: pacha

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a civil or military authority in Turkey or EgyptSynonyms: pacha
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pasha \Pa*sha"\, n. [Turk. p[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]sh[=a]; cf. Per. b[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]dsh[=a]h; perh. a corruption of Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah.] An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.] [1913 Webster]

Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest. [1913 Webster]

Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See Pasha.]

1.A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. [1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. [1913 Webster]

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