PHARAOH

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were designated.

2.
n.

See Faro. Pharaoh's chicken (Zoöl.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian monuments. It is nearly white in color. -- Pharaoh's rat (Zoöl.), the common ichneumon.


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