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Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: pharaoh(Noun) The supreme ruler of ancient Egypt; a formal address for the sovereign seat of power as personified by the 'king' in an institutional role of Horus son of Osiris; often used by metonymy for Ancient Egyptian sovereignty.
Pharaoh (/ Ë f eÉª. r oÊ /, / f Ér. oÊ / or / f Ã¦r. oÊ /; Coptic: â²ªâ²â²£â²â²±) is the common title of the monarchs of ancient Egypt from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BCE) until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30 BCE, although the actual term Pharaoh was not used contemporaneously for a ruler until circa 1200 BCE.