Pharaoh (/ˈfeɪ.roʊ/, /fɛr.oʊ/[1][2] or /fær.oʊ/[2]) is a title uised in mony modren discussions o the rulers o aw Auncient Egyptian dynasties.[3] The title originates in the Egyptian term pr ˤ3, leeterally "great hoose", describin the ryal palace. Historically, however, "pharaoh" anly stairtit being uised as a title for the king during the New Kinrick, specifically during the middle o the aichteent dynasty, efter the reign o Hatshepsut.[4]