satrapy
Americannoun
plural
satrapies-
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
noun
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the province, office, or period of rule of a satrap
Etymology
Origin of satrapy
1595–1605; < Latin satrapia < Greek satrapeía, equivalent to satrape-, stem of satrápēs satrap + -ia -y 3
Example Sentences
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This isn’t the first time Musk has treated the companies he controls, whether private or publicly-traded, all as arms of his personal satrapy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024
Each satrapy was administered by a royal governor called a satrap, usually a trusted Persian or Median noble.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
By early February, Belarus had become a satrapy.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022
But what about everybody else in the benighted little satrapy?
From Forbes • Mar. 31, 2015
The second satrapy, of which the metropolis was Sardis, comprised Mysia and Lydia, together with the southern strip of Phrygia.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. VI. (vol. VI. of VI.) by Duncker, Max
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