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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pasha
n 1: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt [syn:
{pasha}, {pacha}]
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