bashaw

[ buh-shaw ]

/ bəˈʃɔ /

pasha.

a person who is important, imperious, or self-important.

Origin of bashaw

1525–35; < Arabic bāshā < Turkish pāshā pasha

bases, basescu, bash, bash up, bashan, bashaw, bashful, bashi-bazouk, bashibazouk, bashing, bashkir

The intention was to force the Bashaw to make a treaty which should insure safety for our ships.

Four American Naval Heroes |Mabel Beebe
The officers were invited to supper by the Bashaw, and treated as if they were guests.

Stories of Our Naval Heroes |Various
He grew to be very rich, and "lived like a Bashaw in Barbary."

The Pirates' Who's Who |Philip Gosse
Colonel Mathews called back the Bashaw's soldiers, and we went on to the larger prison immediately adjoining.

The Rulers of the Mediterranean |Richard Harding Davis

The Bashaw, who had demanded a princely sum for the release of his American prisoners, was now glad to set them free for $60,000.

Dewey and Other Naval Commanders |Edward S. Ellis

bashaw

/ (bəˈʃɔː) /

a rare spelling of pasha

an important or pompous person

C16: from Turkish başa, from bas head, chief