Noun
The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAfter the death of Alexander in 323 BCE, the Partition of Triparadisus assigned Seleucus as satrap of Babylon in 321 BCE. Source: Internet
Concluding that this person was the conqueror of Lycia in 546, Fellows conjectured that Harpagos had been made permanent satrap of Lycia for his services; moreover, the position was hereditary, creating a Harpagid Dynasty. Source: Internet
Darius's inscription states that his father was satrap of Bactria in 522 BCE. Source: Internet
To do this, Darius created twenty provinces called satrapies (or archi) which were each assigned to a satrap (archon) and specified fixed tributes that the satrapies were required to pay. Source: Internet
As to whether the Iranian family were related to any satrap, probably not. Source: Internet
Each Gau had its own satrap with enough military power to level whole villages that opposed him. Source: Internet