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Satrap

Satrap Meaning & Definition
Satrap Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Satrap?

[n] a governor of a province in ancient Persia

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Satrap In Webster's Dictionary

\Sa"trap\ (? or ?; 277), n. [L. satrapes, Gr. ?, fr. OPers. khshatrap[=a]van ruler: cf. F. satrape.] The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.

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