Satrap Definition
sātrăp, sătrăp
satraps
noun
The governor of a province in ancient Persia.
Webster's New World
A ruler.
American Heritage
A ruler of a dependency, esp. a despotic, subordinate official; petty tyrant.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Satrap
Noun
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satrap
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satrapsOrigin of Satrap
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From Middle English satrape, from Latin satrapēs, from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Persian (xšaçapāvā, “protector of the province”), from (xšaça-, “realm, province”) and *pāvā (“protector”), from verbal root √pā (“to protect”). Akin to kshatriya.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English satrape from Old French from Latin satrapēs from Greek from Old Persian khshathrapāvā protector of the province khshathra- realm, province pāvā protector pā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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