Found 2 items, similar to satrap.
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Definition: satrap
satrap
n : a governor of a province in ancient Persia
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Definition: Satrap
Satrap
\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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