Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pasha"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pasha \Pa*sha"\, n. [Turk. p[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]sh[=a]; cf. Per.
b[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]dsh[=a]h; perh. a corruption of Per.
p[=a]dish[=a]h. 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}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See
{Pasha}.
2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})
of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud
cat}, and {yellow cat}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pasha
n : a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn: {pacha}]
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