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

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Were the Satraps of the Persian Empire Persian themselves, or locally appointed?

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Defination from the web:
Satrap ( Persian: شهرب ) was the name given to the governors of the provinces of ancient Median and Persian empires, including the Achaemenid ... Satrap is derived from the Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎰𐎼𐎱𐎠𐎺𐎠 xšaθrapāvan ("protector of the province"), from xšaθra ("realm" or "province") and pāvan ("protector" ...