Home › Words › S › spahbedspahbedspahbed means the title of the military commander or commander-in-chief in Sassanian-era Persia.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, spahbed ranks #36,131 of 42,785 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spʾḥpty /spāhbed/). Doublet of sparapet.nounthe title of the military commander or commander-in-chief in Sassanian-era PersiaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).