catepan

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noun

The governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.

OriginMedieval Greek κατεπάνω →
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Meanings

nouncatepan (plural catepans)

plural catepans · alternative catapan

  1. historicalThe governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.

Origin

  1. Medieval Greekκατεπάνω
  2. Englishcatepan

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek κατεπάνω
  • κατεπάνω (katepánō)governor
Italian catapano
  • catapanogovernor
Russian катепа́н
  • катепа́н (katepán)governor
Cite this entry
APA

catepan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catepan

MLA

“catepan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catepan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catepan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catepan.

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