# catepan

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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