Pharaohess
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female pharaoh.
"[The priests decided] to pay everlasting honours to the Pharaohess Berenice, / the daughter of the Gods, the Well-doers, in all the temples of Egypt."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of pharaohess. alt-of
- 3 The wife of a pharaoh.
"Balancing four boxes on her head, she mounted the stairs, telling herself that she was a slave-girl in ancient Egypt carrying stone blocks for the great pyramid. When she reached the first floor she removed both the wrap and the sandals to add authentic local colour and so that she was a genuine naked Nubian slave-girl whose slinky walk quickened the blood of the Pharaoh, who, encountered by chance on the landing, promptly asked her to be his fair Pharaohess and Queen of Upper and Lower Egypt."
Example
More examples"[The priests decided] to pay everlasting honours to the Pharaohess Berenice, / the daughter of the Gods, the Well-doers, in all the temples of Egypt."
Etymology
From pharaoh + -ess.
From Pharaoh + -ess.
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