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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pacha \pacha"\, n. f.
a civil or military authority in turkey or egypt; same as
pasha.
1913 webster + wordnet 1.5
see also:
pasha
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pasha \pasha"\, n. turk. p=ash=a, b=ash=a; cf. per.
b=ash=a, b=adsh=ah; perh. a corruption of per.
p=adish=ah. cf. bashaw, padishah, shah.
an honorary title given to officers of high rank in turkey,
as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. the
earlier form was bashaw. written also pacha.
1913 webster
note: there are three classes of pashas, whose rank is
distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on
their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of
three tails being the highest.
1913 webster
see also:
bashaw padishah shah bashaw pacha
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pacha
n : a civil or military authority in turkey or egypt syn: pasha
see also:
pasha
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