sa·tra·py (s  tr -p , -tr p , str-p)n. pl. sa·tra·pies 1. The territory or sphere under the rule of a satrap. 2. A nation, state, territory, or area controlled as if by a satrap: "No military legions from the West are going to liberate their Eastern European satrapies" (John Hughes). |
satrapy [ˈsætrəpɪ]
n pl -trapies
(Historical Terms) the province, office, or period of rule of a satrap
satrapy
Persian Empire, the system of provincial governments ruled by satraps, each of whom answered to the Persian emperor.
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