Look up: satrap

1. Satrap
   a Persian title that literally means 'protector of power'; satraps were essentially administrative governors, ruling a satrapy; some of Alexander the Great's generals became satraps after Alexander's death and the dissolution of Alexander's empire.
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2. satrap
   [n] - a governor of a province in ancient Persia
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3. satrap
   Title of a provincial governor in ancient Persia. Under Darius I, the Persian Empire was divided between some 20 satraps, each owing allegiance only to the king. Later the term was used to describe...
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4. Satrap
   Sa'trap noun [ Latin satrapes , Greek ..., from OPers. khshatrapāvan ruler: confer French satrape .] The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.
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5. satrap
   noun a governor of a province in ancient Persia
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6. Satrap
   • (n.) The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.
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7. satrap
   provincial governor in the Achaemenian Empire. The division of the empire into provinces (satrapies) was completed by Darius I (reigned 522–486 ), ... [7 related articles]
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8. satrap
   satrap (sā'trăp) , governor of a province (satrapy) of the ancient Persian Empire. He was nominated by the king and given extensive powers. Darius I reorganized the privileges and duties of his satraps in the 6th cent. B.C.; the number of satraps varied from 20 to 28 during his reign...
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9. satrap
   Title of a provincial governor in ancient Persia. Under Darius I, the Persian Empire was divided between some 20 satraps, each owing allegiance only to the king
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10. Satrap
    `Satrap` (Persian: `ساتراپ`) was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid (Persian) 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 liter...
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