satrap

A noun referring to a governor of a province in ancient Persia.

• 🇨🇳名词，指古代波斯帝国行省的统治者，即总督。也可泛指地方上的统治者或有权势的下属官员。

1. Provincial governor in ancient Persia C1 formal

   A governor who ruled a province (satrapy) in the ancient Persian Empire, acting as a representative of the king.

   • The satrap collected taxes and maintained order in his province.
   • Darius the Great appointed a new satrap to govern the rebellious region.
   • The satrap reported directly to the Persian king.

   🇨🇳总督

   同义词: governorviceroy

• satraps plural form
• satraps' possessive plural form
• satrap's possessive singular form