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Satrap : (noun)
1: a governor of a province in ancient Persia
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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