province of a satrap

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• SATRAP — (Heb. pl. אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים; Aram. אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנַיָּא; Old Persian xšaçapāvan, protector of the province ; Greek σατράπης), an official title during the Persian Empire of varying meaning. According to Herodotus (3:89–94) and contemporary… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• satrap — (n.) late 14c., governor of a province of ancient Persia, from L. satrapes, from Gk. satrapes, from O.Pers. kshathrapavan , lit. guardian of the realm, from kshathra realm, province (related to kshayathiya king, cognate with Skt. kshatra; Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• satrap — [sā′trap΄, sa′trap΄] n. [ME < L satrapes < Gr satrapēs < OPers xšathrapāvan, lit., protector of the land < xšathra, dominion (< IE base * kthēi , to gain dominion > Gr ktēma, possession) + * pā(y) , to protect < IE base *… …   English World dictionary

• Satrap — See also the related deity Satrapes. Satrap (Persian: ساتراپ) was the name given to the governors of the provinces of ancient Median and Persian empires, including the Achaemenid Empire and in several of their heirs, such as the Sassanid Empire… …   Wikipedia

• satrap — /say trap, sa /, n. 1. a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy. 2. a subordinate ruler, often a despotic one. [1350 1400; ME < L satrapa < Gk satrápes < OPers khshathra pavan country protector] * * * Provincial governor in the …   Universalium

• Satrap —     A Persian title for a Viceroy. The *Persian empire was divided into satrapies, each ruled by a satrap. Egypt was placed under a satrap during the period of *Persian domination; also, when *Alexander the Great conquered Egypt, he appointed a… …   Ancient Egypt

• satrap — noun /sǎtrap/lang=sh a) A governor of a Persian province. b) A petty ruler …   Wiktionary

• satrap — /ˈsætræp/ (say satrap) noun 1. a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy. 2. a subordinate ruler, often a despotic one. {Middle English, from Latin satrapa, from Greek satrapēs, from Old Persian: literally, country protector} …  

• satrap — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin satrapes, from Greek satrapēs, from Old Persian khshathrapāvan, literally, protector of the dominion Date: 14th century 1. the governor of a province in ancient Persia 2. a. ruler b. a subordinate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• SATRAP —    a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy, with large military and civil powers; when the central authority began to wane, some of them set up as independent rulers …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia