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 • Jun. 18, 2024

The only area not made into a satrapy was the Persian heartland, which was governed directly by the king.

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 Parthians rose with the Hyrcanians against Darius; Parthians and Hyrcanians formed one satrapy.

From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max