pharaoh

noun2

1. •
   (historical) 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

   • And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I haue gotten me honour vpon Pharaoh, vpon his charets, and vpon his horsemen. — 1611
2. •
   The card game faro.

   • "I pray, when I play pharaoh at White's, that the cards fall as they have come to my hand in this large gamble," Anstis said. — 1945