Usage Note
Pharaon entered French via Latin pharao and Greek pharaō, ultimately from ancient Egyptian pr-ʿ3 ('great house'). The adjective pharaonique means 'pharaonic', i.e. gigantic or grandiose in scale.
Examples
"Le pharaon régnait sur toute l'Égypte ancienne."
Natural Translation
The pharaoh ruled over all of ancient Egypt.
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