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satrapy

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sa⋅trap⋅y

  [sey-truh-pee, sa-]
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–noun, plural -trap⋅ies.
the province or jurisdiction of a satrap.
Origin:
1595–1605; < L satrapia < Gk satrapeía, equiv. to satrape-, s. of satrápēs satrap + -ia -y 3
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sa·tra·py   (sā'trə-pē, -trāp'ē, sāt'rə-pē)   
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).

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