Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catepan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catepan
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

catepans (plural) catapan (alternative)

Questions

What does catepan mean?: The governor of a catepanate such as the Catepanate of Italy, a Byzantine province.
Where does catepan come from?: Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō, literally “[the one] placed at the top, or the topmost”).

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