bashaw

Examples

• All

• The American Bashaw wished that the Raisuli act in haste as the other Europeans are not pleased.

  The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• Now, tell me, Bashaw, what would please the Sultan?

  The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• The power lies with the Bashaw.

  The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• The Bashaw has only his household cavalry and guard here.

  The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• The Sultan of Morocco favors the German Kaiser while the Bashaw, who is the real power here is leaning toward the Czar of Russia.

  The Wind and the Lion (1975)

• During the Ottoman Empire, a Bashaw held significant power within the administration.

• The Bashaw commanded respect and authority from both his subjects and the Sultan.

Synonyms

P

pasha

vsbashaw

5 9.9

A senior government or army official in the Ottoman Empire

is the older title formerly used for that Ottoman official

Compounds

L

local bashaw

• Archaic

9.9

A person who rules a town or village with strong control

Surface Forms

Etymology