[bә'ʃɔ:]
n.
(=pasha)土耳其人对权贵之尊称, 大人物

Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]
1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See
{Pasha}.

2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})
of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud
cat}, and {yellow cat}.

Pasha \Pa*sha"\, n. [Turk. p[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]sh[=a]; cf. Per.
b[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]dsh[=a]h; perh. a corruption of Per.
p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. {Bashaw}, {Padishah}, {Shah}.]
An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey,
as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The
earlier form was {bashaw}. [Written also {pacha}.]

Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is
distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on
their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of
three tails being the highest.