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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.
Definition 2024
Satrap
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English
Noun
satrap (plural satraps)
Derived terms
Translations
governor of a Persian province
Anagrams
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)