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catepan

catepan noun: the governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.

Noun

catepan (plural catepans)

  1. (historical) The governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.

Forms of catepan

pluralcatepans
alternative formcatapan

Origin of catepan

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō, literally “[the one] placed at the top, or the topmost”).

Questions about catepan

What does catepan mean?
Catepan means the governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.
What part of speech is catepan?
Catepan is a noun.
What is the plural of catepan?
The plural of catepan is catepans.

Words near catepan in the dictionary

  1. catenulates
  2. catenulating
  3. catenulid
  4. catenulids
  5. catenulin
  6. catepan
  7. catepanate
  8. catepanates
  9. catepans
  10. cater
  11. cater-corner

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