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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}.]


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

  Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]
     1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See
        {Pasha}.
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     2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
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     3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris}) of
        the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud
        cat}, and {yellow cat}.
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