Pharaoh
- a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
- (lowercase) any person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant.
Origin of Pharaoh
Examples from the Web for pharaohs
Contemporary Examples
During the time of the pharaohs, such funerary vessels were used to store the organs of the deceased.
One of the strongest theories suggests it may have emerged in Ethiopia during the time of the pharaohs.
They had slumbered in my drawer over the decades, like pharaohs snoozing in their tombs.
When writing about his rise, British tabloids never failed to mention the pharaohs' ancient dynasties.
My wife and I recently toured the tombs and temples of the Pharaohs along the Upper Nile.
Historical Examples
Long before the Pharaohs she was petted, and even held sacred.
The religion of Rome is called in these verses "the Faith of the Pharaohs."
Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2J. Endell Tyler
Philosophers as well as immemorial kings, Pharaohs and Ptolemys, are on our side.
The LibraryAndrew Lang
It certainly was before the Pharaohs and perhaps before the glacial epoch.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
Would they wed and bear children there, who should rule as Pharaohs in the Under-world?
Morning StarH. Rider Haggard
Pharaoh
- the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for pharaohs
pharaoh
n.
title of the kings of ancient Egypt, Old English Pharon, from Latin Pharaonem, from Greek Pharao, from Hebrew Par'oh, from Egyptian Pero', literally "great house."
pharaohs
The kings of ancient Egypt (see also Egypt). The pharaohs headed strong governments. They are remembered for establishing extensive irrigation systems and for building as tombs the imposing pyramids, which still stand today.
Note
pharaoh
The title of the kings of ancient Egypt (see also Egypt). In the story of Joseph and his brothers, a pharaoh puts Joseph in charge of his entire kingdom. In the Book of Exodus, a pharaoh repeatedly refuses the request of Moses to let the Israelites leave the country and does not give in until after the worst of the ten plagues of Egypt.