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Pharaoh

/fˈɛroʊ/
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(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

The Egyptians built this temple to honour the Pharaoh Ramses II.
Ramses II was an Egyptian pharaoh.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The tomb of the ____ was discovered intact, filled with gold artifacts and hieroglyphic inscriptions.

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