satrapy

[ sey-truh-pee, sa- ]

/ ˈseɪ trə pi, ˈsæ- /

the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.

Origin of satrapy

1595–1605; < Latin satrapia < Greek satrapeía, equivalent to satrape-, stem of satrápēs satrap + -ia -y³

satisfy, sato, sato eisaku, satori, satrap, satrapy, sats, satsuma, satsuma ware, sattva, sattvic

The Ministry is reduced to a satrapy of six, all absolutely equal, and none distinguished by remarkable ability.

The Marquis D'Argenson: A Study in Criticism |Arthur Ogle
To this has to be added the large amount of gold-dust, which the twentieth, or Indian satrapy, paid yearly to the king.

The History of Antiquity |Max Duncker
I think we shall be able to find a satrapy a-piece for them, as compensation for to-night's undeserved imprisonment.

An Egyptian Princess, Complete |Georg Ebers
Groskurd proposes to read “Commagene, like Mesopotamia, consisted of one satrapy.”

The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3) |Strabo

In the battle of Gaugamela (1st of October 331) he commanded the troops of his satrapy.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 |Various

satrapy

/ (ˈsætrəpɪ) /

the province, office, or period of rule of a satrap