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countable and uncountable, plural pharaohs
(historical) 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 quotations
And the Egyptians ſhall know that I am the Lord, when I haue gotten me honour vpon Pharaoh, vpon his charets, and vpon his horſemen.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Exodus 14:18, column 1
(uncountable, card games) The card game faro. quotations examples
"I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said.
1945, Robert Hardy Andrews, Burning gold