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sàtrapa.

satrap (governor of a Persian province)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsa.tɾə.pə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈsa.tɾa.pa]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. satrap (governor of a Persian province)

    masculine
  2. person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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