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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pacha \Pa*cha"\, n. [F.]
See {Pasha}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capitan Pasha \Ca`pi*tan` Pa*sha`\ or Pacha \Pa*cha`\ [See
{capitan}.]
The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
pacha
n : a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn: {pasha}]
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