Pasha
['pæʃə] or ['pɑʃə]
Definition
(n.) An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw.
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Definition
n. a title given to Turkish officers who are governors of provinces or hold high naval and military commands.—ns. Pash′alic Pach′alic the jurisdiction of a pasha.
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Examples
- Probably he is a president, or a pasha, or some of those dreadful things you speak of. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Papoosh Pasha himself would have liked to dance with her if that amusement had been the custom of his country. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The black slave was given to Bedwin Sands by an Egyptian pasha in exchange for three dozen of Maraschino. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- The Byzantine found it more easy to negotiate with the Ottoman Pasha than with the Pope. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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