satrapy

American  

[sey-truh-pee, sa-] / ˈseɪ trə pi, ˈsæ- /

noun

plural

satrapies

1. the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.

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satrapy British  

/ ˈsætrəpɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of satrapy

1595–1605; < Latin satrapia < Greek satrapeía, equivalent to satrape-, stem of satrápēs satrap + -ia -y ³

Example Sentences

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

By early February, Belarus had become a satrapy.

From New York Times

His reward was have to his career upended by a president who regards the U.S. government as his personal satrapy.

From Washington Post

His visit, touted in China’s state media, carries the implicit message that satrapy has its rewards.

From New York Times

Mithridates VI, who ruled Pontus, a Persian satrapy on the Black Sea, during the second and first centuries B.C., survived a poisoning attempt by his mother, Queen Laodice, after his father was poisoned.

From New York Times