catapan

noun

cat·​a·​pan

ˈkatəˌpan

plural -s

: the governor of Calabria and Apulia under the Byzantine emperors

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin catapanus, catipanus, from Middle Greek katapanos, modification of Old Italian capitano leader, commander, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin capitanus foremost, chief, from Latin capit-, caput head

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