Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pharaoh \Pha"raoh\, n. [Heb. par[=o]h; of Egyptian origin: cf.
   L. pharao, Gr. ?. Cf. {Faro}.]
   1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were
      designated.

   2. See {Faro}.

   {Pharaoh's chicken} (Zo["o]l.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian
      vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian
      monuments. It is nearly white in color.

   {Pharaoh's rat} (Zo["o]l.), the common ichneumon.

Source : WordNet®

Pharaoh
     n : the title of the ancient Egyptian kings [syn: {Pharaoh of
         Egypt}]