pharaoh

/ˈfɛː.ɹəʊ/

noun 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, pleased, prosperous

VERB + PHARAOH

counsel, dressed, give, honour, house, play, see, sleep

PHARAOH + NOUN

abram, awoke, captain, charets, chariots, ii, intention, joseph

PREP.

after, after, upon, upon

ADV.

again

Definitions

noun

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

Instances: see Thesaurus:pharaoh

And the Egyptians ſhall know that I am the Lord, when I haue gotten me honour vpon Pharaoh, vpon his charets, and vpon his horſemen.

The card game faro.

"I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said.

name

Any specific pharaoh.

And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of pharaoh.

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Example Bank

Instances: see Thesaurus:pharaoh

Wiktionary

And the Egyptians ſhall know that I am the Lord, when I haue gotten me honour vpon Pharaoh, vpon his charets, and vpon his horſemen.

Wiktionary

"I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said.

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And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

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The Egyptians built this temple to honour the Pharaoh Ramses II.

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But when the pharaoh announced his intention to go out into the garden, they did not object.

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In some senses, pharaoh is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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