From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishPharaohPha‧raoh, pharaoh /ˈfeərəʊ $ ˈferoʊ/ noun [countable] PGOa ruler of ancient Egypt
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Pharaoh• President Bush often appears in Arab cartoons as Pharaoh.• Moses' staff changed into a snake when Aaron threw it to the ground before Pharaoh.• The immediate result is a confrontation between an angry and bewildered Pharaoh and Abraham.• This is the end of the road for Pharaoh and his people.• She took down the figure of Pharaoh the ruler and put up the figure of Pharaoh with his hands over his face.• Joseph in his much envied coat of many colours, with his brothers, while Pharaoh and the guards look on.Origin pharaoh (800-900) Late Latin pharao, from Greek, from Hebrew, from Egyptian pr-'o 