satrap noun.
['satrap] LME.[Old & mod. French satrape or Latin satrapa, satrapes from Greek satrapēs, from Old Persian kšatra-pāvan protector of the country, from kšatra- country + pā- protect.]1. A provincial governor in ancient Persia.
LME.2. transf. A subordinate ruler,
esp. one who rules tyrannically or in ostentatious splendour.
LME. ■ satrapal adjective L19. ■ sa'trapic adjective M16. ■ sa'trapical adjective E19. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲