Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as faro.

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

  • noun See Pharaoh, 2.

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  • noun Archaic form of pharaoh.

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Examples

  • ‘The current situation is a stalemate,’ said the pharaon.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • The pharaon and his mother went to the granary doors.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • The cargo-boats were now travelling south; the pharaon thought of the moment when they would arrive in Thebes and be offered to Amon.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • His men would not hold out for long, and he must hide somewhere to wait for the pharaon and beg his mercy.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • He was a twenty-year-old pharaon who was insistent upon carrying out his duties to the full.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • ‘Your attitude is unworthy of a pharaon,’ declared Anat.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • According to the latest rumours, a young pharaon wearing the White Crown had even reached Qis.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • Shouting would be futile—the pharaon would not hear.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • But you are the pharaon, and your age is of no importance.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

  • In the western canal, Jannas was hindered by his own vessels, which had no room to turn and come back at the Egyptians, some of whom sacrificed themselves to protect the pharaon.

    The War of the Crowns Christian Jacq 2002

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