SATRAPY

Etymology

Noun

satrapy (plural satrapies)

(historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of Western Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sassanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).

Anagrams

• partays, spayart

Source: Wiktionary


Sa"trap*y, n.; pl. Satrapies. Etym: [L. satrapia, satrapea, Gr. satrapie.]

Definition: The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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