pasha

Noun
US[puh-shah]/pəˈʃɑ/2 syllablesalso [pah-shuh] /ˈpɑʃə/
Synonyms: pacha

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a civil or military authority in Turkey or EgyptSynonyms: pachaType of authority
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Pa·sha′ noun

Origin: Turk. pāshā, bāshā; cf. Per. bāshā, bādshāh; perh. a corruption of Per. pādishāh. 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.]

☞ 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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