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ˈseɪ træp, ˈsæ-satrap

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. satrapnoun

    a governor of a province in ancient Persia

Wiktionary

  1. satrapnoun

    A governor of a Persian province.

  2. satrapnoun

    A petty ruler.

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  1. satrap

    A satrap is a governor of a province in ancient Persia, appointed by the king and responsible for the administration, taxation and security of the region. The term also refers to a subordinate ruler or an official in a power hierarchy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Satrapnoun

    the governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot

  2. Etymology: [L. satrapes, Gr. , fr. OPers. khshatrapvan ruler: cf. F. satrape.]

Wikidata

  1. Satrap

    Satrap was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as the Sassanid Empire and the Hellenistic empires. The word satrap is also often used in modern literature to refer to world leaders or governors who are heavily influenced by larger world superpowers or hegemonies and act as their surrogates.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Satrap

    a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy, with large military and civil powers; when the central authority began to wane, some of them set up as independent rulers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of satrap in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of satrap in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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