bashaw

Definition

A pasha.

Etymology

Variant of pasha, several forms or relatives of which start with /b-/, e.g. Arabic بَاشَا (bāšā).

Example Sentences

• "Radzivilius was much taken with the bassa’s palace in Cairo […]."
• "The Bashaw notwithstanding drew together a partie of five hundred before his owne Pallace, where he intended to die […]."
• "he fancies himself in company with beautiful women; he dreams that he is an emperor, or a bashaw, and that the world is at his nod."