Phar·aoh or phar·aoh (fâr??, f??r?)n.1. A king of ancient Egypt.2. A tyrant.[Middle English Pharao, from Late Latin Phara?, from Greek, from Hebrew par’?, from Egyptian pr-” : pr, house + ”, great.]Phar?a·on?ic (fâr??-?n??k) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Pharaoh (?f??r??) n (Historical Terms) the title of the ancient Egyptian kings[Old English Pharaon, via Latin, Greek, and Hebrew ultimately from Egyptian pr-‘o great house] Pharaonic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Phar?aoh (?f??r o?, ?fær o?, ?fe? ro?) n. 1. a title of an ancient Egyptian king. 2. (l.c.) tyrant. [before 900; Middle English Pharao, Old English Pharaon