Associations to the word «Pharaoh»

Wiktionary

PHARAOH, noun. The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty
PHARAOH, noun. (uncountable) The card game faro.
PHARAOH ANT, noun. A species of ant, Monomorium pharaonis, native to the United States but introduced elsewhere.
PHARAOH ANTS, noun. Plural of pharaoh ant

Dictionary definition

PHARAOH, noun. The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats