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Synonyms for pasha

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pah-shuh, pash-uh, puh-shah, -shaw
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑ ʃə, ˈpæʃ ə, pəˈʃɑ, -ˈʃɔ

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Définition of pasha

Origin :
  • Turkish honorary title formerly given to officers of high rank, 1640s, from Turkish pasha, earlier basha, from bash "head, chief" (no clear distinction between -b- and -p- in Turkish), from Old Persian pati- "master," from PIE *poti- (see potent) + root of shah. Earlier in English as bashaw (1530s).
  • As in ruler : noun historically, person who ruled an area
  • As in king : noun ruler
Example sentences :
  • But the appearance of the Pasha is not without its attendant state.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
  • This is attributed to the reluctance to be soldiers for the glory of the Pasha.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
  • The horse was killed; the man is now a bey in the Pasha's service.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
  • In the citadel is also a mosque, now building by the order of the Pasha.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 » by Various
  • The Pasha, however, has not gone out as he intended yesterday.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves
  • It seems to me more than probable that the Pasha does not intend to return.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves
  • This shews the Pasha is still anxious about the steam communication.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves
  • He, however, goes to the old Pasha Daoud every day for instructions.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves
  • The Pasha also seems perfectly indifferent to hoarding money.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves
  • To this end, the Pasha has granted them thirty miles of land on the banks of the river.
  • Extract from : « Journal of a Residence at Bagdad » by Anthony Groves
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