satrap (governor of a Persian province) · despot, tyrant (oppressive and harsh person)
çekim: çoğul satrapowie · tamlayan satrapy
eş: despota, dyktator
köken: Learned borrowing from Latin satrapa (“governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”).
satrap (a governor of a province in ancient Persia)
çekim: çoğul сатра́пи
köken: Borrowed from Greek σατράπης (satrápis, “governor”), from Ancient Greek σατράπης (satrápēs), ultimately from Old Median *xšaθrapāwan- (literally “kingdom-protector”).
satrap (governor of a Persian province) · person that governs in a despotic and arbitrary fashion, usually making ostentation of their power
çekim: çoğul sàtrapes
köken: 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.