Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A French spelling of pasha.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt; same as pasha.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

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Examples

  • I reflected again, and the result was, that I determined to have nothing more to do with the business, and that neither the sultan nor the pacha should be the better for my exertions.

    The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820

  • The immediate answer of the pacha was a loud yawn.

    The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820

  • I reflected again, and the result was that I determined to have nothing more to do with the business, and that neither the sultan nor the pacha should be the better for my exertions.

    The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820

  • The immediate answer of the pacha was a loud yawn.

    The Pacha of Many Tales Frederick Marryat 1820

  • This Hamet Waddy is a very rich Arabian merchant, residing in Zenan, and is called the pacha's merchant: He was much our friend, in persuading the pacha to use us kindly and permit us to depart.

    A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 Robert Kerr 1784

  • Before toasting, pour a little of your drink out of your cup onto the ground and say: "For the pacha mama".

    Jaunted - The Pop Culture Travel Guide 2009

  • My position was the more perilous because that very admiral happened to be Chosrew pacha.

    A Start in Life 2007

  • Yes, Ali Tebelen, pacha of Janina, is too little known; he needs an historian.

    A Start in Life 2007

  • Egypt, — and we entered the service of pacha Mohammed; a queer sort of fellow he was, too!

    A Start in Life 2007

  • “Well, now, tell us why you left your friend the pacha,” said Pere Leger, addressing Georges.

    A Start in Life 2007

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