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n. - The title of the ancient Egyptian kings.

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  • By virtue of its significance in connection with creation, with movement and progressive development, the spiral is an attribute of power, found in the scepter of the Egyptian...
  • Similarly, the term pharaoh was named after the residence of the ruler.
  • The title pharaoh (per ` o, “Great House”), previously used to refer to the royal palace, was now used to refer to the king himself.
  • Egypt was weak; that her pharaoh was the shadow of a ruler.
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  • An Egyptian "pharaoh" (a king of ancient Egypt) would not know how to play "faro," (a game of cards) but might know that a new "farrow" (a litter of pigs) meant a feast was coming soon.
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