Definition of satrap Satrap

sa•trap

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What does satrap mean?

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Noun

Plural: satraps

satrap - a governor of a province in ancient Persia
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  • satrap (Noun)
    A governor of a Persian province.
  • satrap (Noun)
    A petty ruler.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • satrap (n.)
    The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • satrap
    sā′trap, or sat′rap, n. a Persian viceroy or ruler of one of the greater provinces:—fem. Sā′trapess.—adjs. Sat′rapal, relating to a satrap or to a satrapy; Sā′trap-crowned, crested, like the golden-crested wren of North America.—n. Sat′rapy, the government of a satrap. [Gr. satrapēs, from Old Pers. khshatrapā or Zend shōithra-paiti—ruler of a region—shōithra, a region, paiti, a chief.]

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