Definition of pasha Pasha

/pʌʃɑˈ/ - [pusha] - pa•sha

We found 7 definitions of pasha from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: pashas

pasha - a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
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  • pasha (Noun)
    A high-ranking Turkish military officer, especially as a commander or regional governor; the highest honorary title during the Ottoman Empire.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • pasha (n.)
    An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • pasha
    Pacha, pash′ä, n. a title given to Turkish officers who are governors of provinces or hold high naval and military commands.—ns. Pash′alic, Pach′alic, the jurisdiction of a pasha. [Turk.,—Pers. pāshā, pādshāh.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book

  • pasha
    Viceroy. A Turkish title of honour and command.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • pasha
    (from the Persian padishah, “powerful ruler”). A title applied in the Ottoman empire to governors of provinces, or military and naval commanders of high rank. The distinctive badge of a pasha is a horse-tail, waving from the end of a staff crowned with a gilt ball; in war, this badge is always carried before him when he goes abroad, and is at other times planted in front of his tent. There are three grades of pashas, which are distinguished by the number of horse-tails on their standards; those of the highest rank are pashas of three tails, and include, in general, the highest functionaries, civil and military. All pashas of this class have the title of vizier. The pashas of two tails are the governors of provinces, who are generally called by the simple title “pasha.” The pashas of one tail, the lowest rank of pashas, are provincial governors. See HORSE-TAIL.

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