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