(only in A.V. Esther 3:12; 8:9; 9:3; Ezra 8:36), a governor or viceroy of a Persian province having both military and civil power. Correctly rendered in the Revised Version "satrap."

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another in the performance of any duty.

2. (n.) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a captain.

3. (n.) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank next below a commander.

4. (n.) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in rank next below a lieutenant commander.