bashaw

n. [ See Pasha. ] 1. A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish (Leptops olivaris) of the Mississippi valley; -- also called goujon, mud cat, and yellow cat. [ 1913 Webster ]