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pharaohess

pharaohess noun: a female pharaoh.

Noun (1)

pharaohess (plural pharaohesses)

  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.1929, E. A. Wallis Budge, The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, page 276
    • Writer-Director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About Eve) announced that his version of Cleopatra, which stars Elizabeth Taylor (naturally; who is Pharaohess of them all?), would be considerably different from Shaw’s Caesar and Cleopatra.1961, Time, volume 77, page 44
  2. 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...1997 [1968], Belle du Seigneur, Penguin Books, translation of original by Cohen, Albert, →ISBN, pages 602–603
    • “Unless you want to be his new bride by tomorrow, Ashley Porter, we’re outta here! And soon, kiddo, or you’ll be the latest Pharaohess! Mrs. Tutankhamun by morning.”2006, e.b. kowal, Sara’s Astonishing Time-Travel Troubles, published 2010, →ISBN

Noun (2) capitalized: Pharaohess

Pharaohess (plural Pharaohesses)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of pharaohess.

Examples of pharaohess in a sentence

  • Later that night, she visited me in my quarters with an urgent—and I might add, laudatory—message from the Pharaohess Herself.1983, The Best Science Fiction of the Year 12, page 330:
  • Based on Ashteshyt’s information, the pharaohess decides to attack.1995, deTraci Regula, The Mysteries of Isis: Her Worship and Magick, Llewellyn Publications, published 2001, →ISBN, page 94:
  • And the symbol of the Pyramid, adapted by the Illuminati, is NOT a symbol of Democracy for slaves, required to construct Pyramids for monetary Pharaohs and Pharaohesses who rule over many lands.1999 November 8, Anunga Aborigine, “NO vote given Rupert & Big Money Rubes”, in alt.conspiracy (Usenet), message-ID...
  • The Pharaohess of Egypt was working within a patriarchy?2003 May 15, Osric, “Re: Goddess Cosmology..”, in alt.religion.asatru (Usenet), message-ID <OZBwa.677$202.67597@news.uswest.net>:

Forms of pharaohess

pluralpharaohesses
alternative formPharaohess
pluralPharaohesses

Origin of pharaohess

From pharaoh + -ess.

From Pharaoh + -ess.

Questions about pharaohess

What does pharaohess mean?
Pharaohess means a female pharaoh.
How do you use pharaohess in a sentence?
Later that night, she visited me in my quarters with an urgent—and I might add, laudatory—message from the Pharaohess Herself.
What part of speech is pharaohess?
Pharaohess is a noun.
What is the plural of pharaohess?
The plural of pharaohess is pharaohesses.

Words near pharaohess in the dictionary

  1. pharaoh's chickens
  2. Pharaoh's pence
  3. Pharaoh's revenge
  4. Pharaoh's serpent
  5. Pharaoh's serpents
  6. pharaohess
  7. pharaohesses
  8. pharaohs
  9. pharaon
  10. pharaonic
  11. pharaonic circumcision

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