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Webster 1913 Edition


Satrap

Sa′trap

(? or ?; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
satrapes
, Gr. [GREEK], fr. OPers.
khshatrapāvan
ruler: cf. F.
satrape
.]
The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.

Webster 1828 Edition


Satrap

SAT'RAP

,
Noun.
In Persia, an admiral; more generally, the governor of a province.

Definition 2024


Satrap

Satrap

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German

Noun

Satrap m

  1. satrap (governor of a province in Ancient Persia)

satrap

satrap

See also: Satrap

English

Noun

satrap (plural satraps)

  1. A governor of a Persian province.
  2. A petty ruler.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin satrapēs (governor), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā, protector of the province).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǎtrap/
  • Hyphenation: sat‧rap

Noun

sàtrap m (Cyrillic spelling са̀трап)

  1. satrap

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