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pharaoh

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pharaoh /ˈfɛːrəʊ/

▶noun a ruler in ancient Egypt.

– derivatives
pharaonic /ˌfɛːreɪˈɒnɪk/ adjective.

– origin ME: via eccles. L. from Gk Pharaō, from Heb. par‘ōh, from Egyptian pr-‘o ‘great house’.

'pharaoh' also found in these Oxford entries:

faro - pharaoh ant - Pharaoh's serpent

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