Pacha

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pacha \Pa*cha"\, n. [F.]
     A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt; same as
     {Pasha}.
     [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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}.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pacha
       n : a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn: {pasha}]