Definition:
Satrap: A provincial governor during ancient Persian imperial times.
Satraps ruled the various provinces of Persia from the age of the Median Empire, 728 to 559 B.C., through the Buyid Dynasty, 934 to 1062 A.D. At different times, Persia's empire stretched from the borders of India in the east to Yemen in the south, and west to Libya.
The term is derived from the Old Persian kshathrapavan, meaning "guardian of the realm."
Pronunciation: "SEY-trap" or "SAH-trap"
Examples:
"When the satrap of Yemen converted to Islam in 630, his subjects enthusiastically followed his lead."
