Dictionary

satrap en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsæt.ræp/
• /ˈseɪtɹæp/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (historical) A governor of a Persian province.
   • Eunuchs were chiefly employed in the harems of the king, and his satraps. 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 222:
2. (derogatory, figuratively) A subordinate ruler.
   • Hey, sir? Sir, excuse me?” The blonde was calling out to him, in imperious tones that insisted on a reply. Her satraps became watchful, like a Praetorian guard. 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 4:
   • 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. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

satrapess · satrapian · satrapal · satrapy · satrapic

Relateds

kshatriya

Translations (60)

gl sátrapa (governor of a Persian province) · elx 𒃻𒀝𒃻𒁀𒈠 (governor of a Persian province) · pl satrapa (governor of a Persian province) · fr satrape (governor of a Persian province) · he אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפָּן (governor of a Persian province) · af satraap (governor of a Persian province) · io satrapo (governor of a Persian province) · sa क्षत्रप (governor of a Persian province) · ca sàtrapa (governor of a Persian province) · uk сатра́п (governor of a Persian province) · la satrapēs (governor of a Persian province) · de Satrap (governor of a Persian province) · ja サトラップ (governor of a Persian province) · ar سَاتْرَاب (governor of a Persian province) · xcl սատրապ (governor of a Persian province) · tg шаҳраб (governor of a Persian province) · hi क्षत्रप (governor of a Persian province) · sv satrap (governor of a Persian province) · as ক্ষত্ৰপ (governor of a Persian province) · tl satrapa (governor of a Persian province) · ja 総督 (governor of a Persian province) · hy սատրապ (governor of a Persian province) · cmn 總督 /总督 (governor of a Persian province) · be сатрап (governor of a Persian province) · bn ক্ষত্রপ (governor of a Persian province) · pal 𐭱𐭮𐭯 (governor of a Persian province) · xbc ϸαυραβο (governor of a Persian province) · eu satrapa (governor of a Persian province) · ru сатра́п (governor of a Persian province) · it satrapo (governor of a Persian province) · pal 𐭱𐭲𐭥𐭯 (governor of a Persian province) · tg сатрап (governor of a Persian province) · cs satrapa (governor of a Persian province) · ja 太守 (governor of a Persian province) · bg сатрап (governor of a Persian province) · da satrap (governor of a Persian province) · xcl շահապ (governor of a Persian province) · arc ܣܛܪܦܐ (governor of a Persian province) · no satrap (governor of a Persian province) · fa شهرب (governor of a Persian province) · peo 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 (governor of a Persian province) · pnb ساتراپی (governor of a Persian province) · xpr 𐭔𐭄𐭓𐭁 (governor of a Persian province) · el σατράπης (governor of a Persian province) · fa ساتراپ (governor of a Persian province) · nl satraap (governor of a Persian province) · pt sátrapa (governor of a Persian province) · lv satraps (governor of a Persian province) · cmn 太守 (governor of a Persian province) · nn satrap (governor of a Persian province) · gu ક્ષત્રપ (governor of a Persian province) · th เซแทร็ป (governor of a Persian province) · ast sátrapa (governor of a Persian province) · fi satraappi (governor of a Persian province) · grc σατράπης (governor of a Persian province) · xpr 𐭇𐭔𐭕𐭓𐭐 (governor of a Persian province) · mk сатрап (governor of a Persian province) · es sátrapa (governor of a Persian province) · ko 태수 (governor of a Persian province) · oc satrapa (governor of a Persian province)