bashaw
Americannoun
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a rare spelling of pasha
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an important or pompous person
Etymology
Origin of bashaw
1525–35; < Arabic bāshā < Turkish pāshā pasha
Example Sentences
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They considered ponderous recondite synonyms for potentate, but at length rejected hospodar, beglerbeg and three-tailed bashaw as offensively obscure.
From Time Magazine Archive
Billy Rose himself, the unco-smart little bashaw of Broadway, called it "trial by newspaper."
From Time Magazine Archive
That Gladstone he has quite undone me; Like any bashaw looks down upon me, When I kneels to ax for the squires some mercy, It does no good—but vice varsey.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
"In England——" "You're not in England, dog," shouted the bashaw, "you're in Turkey."
From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Hemyng, Bracebridge
“We will soon learn whether thou hast made the right choice; meanwhile sit down upon that cushion, near the bashaw of Medina,” said the sultan, again motioning to his slaves.
From The Oriental Story Book A Collection of Tales by Quackenbos, G. P. (George Payn)
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