Message-ID: <302057.1075858928312.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 21:01:43 -0700 (PDT) From: wsmith@wordsmith.org To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org Subject: A.Word.A.Day--satrap Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Wordsmith @ENRON X-To: linguaphile@wordsmith.org X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged)\Scott, Susan M.\Wordsmith X-Origin: Scott-S X-FileName: SSCOTT5 (Non-Privileged).pst satrap (SAY-trap, SAT-rap) noun 1. A governor of a province in ancient Persia. 2. A subordinate ruler or official. [Middle English satrape, from Latin satrapes, from Greek satrapes, from Old Persian khshathrapavan, protector of the county.] "No longer Hollywood's satrap in Germany, Mr Kirch is venturing into a new arena: digital television." Lion in winter, The Economist (London, UK), Mar 9, 1996. This week's theme: words to describe people. ............................................................................ Dreams have only one owner at a time. That's why dreamers are lonely. -Erma Bombeck, author (1927-1996) Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "Language is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone." Invite your friends and family to join in the quest by sending a gift subscription of A.Word.A.Day. It is free! http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/satrap.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/satrap.ram