satrap

From Middle English satrape, from Latin satrapēs (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”)[1], which is cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā); see there for more.

• IPA^(key): /ˈseɪtɹæp/
• IPA^(key): /ˈsæt.ræp/

satrap (plural satraps)

1. (historical) A governor of a Persian province.
   • 1922, Dhalla, Maneckji Nusservanji, Zoroastrian Civilization‎, page 222:

     Eunuchs were chiefly employed in the harems of the king, and his satraps.

2. A subordinate ruler.
   • 2022 February 19, Andrew Higgins, “Once He Kept Russia at a Distance. Now He Is a Docile Putin Satrap.”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:

     Backed by an expansive and brutal security system, Mr. Lukashenko shows no sign of losing his grip at home, if at the cost of becoming Mr. Putin’s enfeebled satrap.

• satrapy
• satrapal

• kshatriya

• Patras, Pratas, Sparta, raps at

From French satrape, from Latin satrapes.

satrap m (plural satrapi)

1. satrap

From Latin satrapēs (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (xšaçapāvā, “protector of the province”).

• IPA^(key): /sǎtrap/
• Hyphenation: sat‧rap

sàtrap m (Cyrillic spelling са̀трап)

1. satrap