3. A heavy fall of rain or snow. [Prov. Eng.]
PASHA Pa*sha", n. Etym: [Turk. pasha, basha; cf. Per. basha, badshah; perh. a corruption of Per. padishah. Cf. Bashaw, Padishah, Shah.]
Defn: 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.
PASHALIC
Pa*sha"lic, n. [Written also pachalic.] Etym: [Turk.]
Defn: The jurisdiction of a pasha.
PASHAW
Pa*shaw", n.
Defn: See Pasha.
PASIGRAPHIC; PASIGRAPHICAL
Pas`i*graph"ic, Pas`i*graph"ic*al a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to pasigraphy.