'Satrap' definitions:
Definition of 'satrap'
From: WordNet
noun
A governor of a province in ancient Persia
Definition of 'Satrap'
From: GCIDE
- 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]