satrap

Meaning

Noun

A governor of a Persian province.
A subordinate ruler.

Origin

From Middle English satrape, from Latin satrapēs ("governor"), from Ancient Greek σατράπης, from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan-, which is cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠; see there for more.

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