Satrapy Definition

sātrə-pē, -trăpē, sătrə-pē
satrapies
noun
The government, authority, or province of a satrap.
Webster's New World
A nation, state, territory, or area controlled as if by a satrap.
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Other Word Forms of Satrapy

Noun

Singular:
satrapy
Plural:
satrapies

Satrapy Sentence Examples

  • The annual tribute imposed on the satrapy of Egypt and Cyrene was heavy, but it was probably raised with ease.

  • Each satrapy was again subdivided into several minor governorships.

  • In the time of Darius (see Persia) the valley of the Indus was a Persian satrapy.

  • We are to become a satrapy of the Pentagon, with all that implies.

  • He recovered and beat down the resistance of the tribes, leaving them annexed to the Macedonian satrapy west of the Indus.

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Words Starting With

SSASAT

Words Ending With

YPYAPY

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Words Starting With S and Ending With Y

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With S7 Letter Words Ending With Y