satrap

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English satrape, from Latin satrapēs, from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā, protector of the province), from 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 (xšaça-, realm, province) and *pāvā (protector), from verbal root √pā (to protect).

[edit] Noun

satrap (plural satraps)

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

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[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /sǎtrap/
  • Hyphenation: sat‧rap

[edit] Noun

sàtrap m. (Cyrillic spelling са̀трап)

  1. satrap

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