pharaoh
IPA: fˈɛroʊ
noun
- (historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
- (uncountable, card games) The card game faro.
- Any specific pharaoh.
- Alternative form of pharaoh [(historical) The supreme ruler of Ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the "king" in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty]
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Examples of "pharaoh" in Sentences
- He buried the Pharaoh in the tomb.
- The Pharaoh was also the supreme warlord.
- The Pharaoh led the attack from the center.
- The cruelty of the old pharaoh is a thing of the past.
- Their lengthy inscribed texts extol the accomplishments of the pharaoh.
- Spotted hyenas were occasionally present in the menageries of the Pharaohs.
- The power of the Pharaoh is inherited through the eldest son of the Pharaoh.
- It foretells the metaphor of Moses being saved by the daughter of the Pharaoh.
- For religious reasons, they practiced the mummification of their dead pharaohs.
- It is decorated with hieroglyphics exalting the reign of the pharaoh Ramses II.
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