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Definition of Pasha

Pasha
Pasha Pa*sha", n. [Turk. p[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]sh[=a]; cf. Per. b[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]dsh[=a]h; perh. a corruption of Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah.] An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw. [Written also pacha.] Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of three tails being the highest.
pasha
Bashaw Ba*shaw", n. [See Pasha.] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. 2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat.

Meaning of Pasha from wikipedia

- Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: پاشا; Turkish: paşa; Arabic: باشا, romanized: basha) was a high rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted...
- Ahmad Pasha or Ahmed Pasha or Ahmet Pasha may refer to: Gedik Ahmed Pasha (died 1482), Ottoman grand vizier (1474–77) Dukakinzade Ahmed Pasha (died 1515)...
- Çandarlı Halil Pasha (died 10 July 1453), also known as the Younger, was the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1439 to 1453 under the sultans Murad...
- Zaganos or Zagan Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: زاغنوس پاشا, Turkish: Zağanos Paşa; c. 1426 – 1469) was an Ottoman military commander, with the titles and ranks...
- Sherif Pasha or Cherif Pasha may refer to: Mohamed Sherif Pasha Muhammad Sharif Pasha al-Kabir Şerif Pasha Ali Pasha Sherif This disambiguation page lists...
- Suleiman Pasha (Turkish: Süleyman Paşa, also transliterated as "Sulayman Pasha", "Süleyman Pasha", "Suleyman Pasha", "Sulejman Pasha") may refer to one...
- Look up pasha, Pasha, or paşa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pasha was an Ottoman higher rank, and an honorary title. Pasha or Paşa may also refer...
- Ibrahim Pasha may refer to: Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Elder (died 1429), Ottoman statesman, grand vizier to Murad II Çandarlı Ibrahim Pasha the Younger...
- Davud Pasha or Davut Pasha or Dawud Pasha may refer to: Koca Davud Pasha (died 1498), Ottoman general and grand vizier Küçük Davut Pasha [tr] (fl. 1499)...
- of the dictatorial triumvirate known as the "Three Pashas" (along with Talaat Pasha and Cemal Pasha) in the Ottoman Empire. While stationed in Ottoman...