Definition
A Venetian governor or military commander in medieval times, especially one ruling territory in the Mediterranean or the Byzantine Empire.
Etymology
From Italian 'catapano' or 'catapani', possibly derived from Greek 'katápani' (supreme commander), used for high Byzantine officials and later Venetian administrators.
Kelly Says
Catapans were essentially medieval CEOs—Venetian catapans ruled trading posts from North Africa to Constantinople, wielding both military and commercial power that made Venice one of history's richest empires.
Translations
ARالعربية
كاتابان
kata-ban
BNবাংলা
ক্যাটাপান
ka-ta-pan
CACatalà
catapan
kata-pan
CSČeština
catapan
kata-pan
DEDeutsch
Catapan
kata-pan
ELΕλληνικά
καταπάν
kata-pan
ESEspañol
catapan
kata-pan
FRFrançais
catapan
kata-pan
HUMagyar
catapan
kata-pan
IDBahasa Indonesia
catapan
kata-pan
ITItaliano
catapan
kata-pan
MSBahasa Melayu
catapan
kata-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ကာတပန်
ka-ta-pan
NLNederlands
catapan
kata-pan
PLPolski
catapan
kata-pan
PTPortuguês
catapan
kata-pan
RORomână
catapan
kata-pan
RUРусский
катапан
kata-pan
SVSvenska
catapan
kata-pan
SWKiswahili
catapan
kata-pan
TAதமிழ்
கத்தாப்பான்
kat-ta-paan
TEతెలుగు
కటాపన్
ka-ta-pan
THไทย
แคตตापัน
kat-ta-pan
TRTürkçe
catapan
kata-pan
UKУкраїнська
катапан
kata-pan
VITiếng Việt
catapan
kata-pan
ZUZU
ikatanapan
i-ka-ta-pan