satrap

A governor of a province in ancient Persia.

A ruler.

A subordinate bureaucrat or official.

A governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy; hence, a viceroy or petty prince acting under an autocratic superior; figuratively, a despotic official under a tyrant.

The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty autocrat despot.

A governor of a Persian province.

A petty ruler.

a governor of a province in ancient Persia