satrapyn.

Brit.

/ˈsatrəpi/,

/ˈseɪtrəpi/, U.S.

/ˈseɪtrəpi/,

/ˈsætrəpi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s satrapie, 1500s– satrapy.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French satrapie.

Etymology: < Middle French, French satrapie province ruled over by a satrap (c1500), office or dignity of a satrap (1530) < classical Latin satrapīa , satrapēa office or province of a satrap < ancient Greek σατραπεία office or province of a satrap < σατραπεύειν to be a satrap ( < σατράπης satrap n.) + -ία -y suffix³.

a. A province ruled over by a satrap (satrap n. 1a) in the ancient Persian empire. historical.Darius I (King of Persia 521–486 b.c.) divided his empire into 20 satrapies, thus establishing this system. It was continued by subsequent rulers including Alexander the Great (356–323 b.c.) and the Parthians (247 b.c. a.d.), but was altered after 224 a.d. by the Sassanians.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of others

thanage14..

thanedomc1425

satrapy1569

chiefery1587

caliphate1614

sultany1639

sagamoreship1670

rajaship1698

ladyship1709

satrapate1717

march1726

sachemdom1764

Nizamat1765

khanate1799

jarldom1820

sultanate1822

knightship1845

sheikhdom1845

sachemship1876

sheikh-ship1878

shahdom1884

chiefship1894

thakurate1901

society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a satrap in ancient Persia

satrapy1569

1569 T. Stocker tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Successors Alexander i. ii. f.2^v For the residue of the Countreys and Satrapies [Fr. Satrapies] of Asie,..he thought good to leaue to the rule and gouernment of those, whom Alexander had deputed in his life time.

1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 127 At length they with their kingdome, and all the rest of these Turkish Satrapies, were..swallowed vp and deuoured.

1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra (Esther i. 1) 104 Herodotus reckons up sundry satrapies under the King of Persia.

a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) iv. 325 When Cyrus took Babylon, he changed the Kingdom into a Satrapy or Province.

1757 tr. C.-M. Guyon New Hist. E.-Indies I. vii. 155 He [sc. Darius] made this conquest the twentieth satrapy of his empire, and rendered the people his vassals.

1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus ii. i. 67 Repair to your respective satrapies Of Babylon and Media.

1882 Cent. Mag. Apr. 839/2 The rich satrapies of Asia Minor.

1942 Classical Philol. 37 252 The Gurganians—Parsik Gurgan and Pahlavik Gurkan—are found among the satrapies.

2009 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 May 8/3 Administrative documents..have been unearthed across the whole span of the empire's satrapies.

b. In extended use. An administrative division of a kingdom, country, etc., which has its own subordinate leader.

ΚΠ

a1641 H. Spelman Anc. Govt. Eng. in Reliquiæ Spelmannianæ (1698) 50 The Temporal Government was likewise divided into Satrapies or Dukedoms, which contained in them divers Counties.

1711 R. Molesworth tr. F. Hotman Franco-Gallia xiv. 101 King Arthur having acquired a new Principality, selected twelve great Men, to whom he distributed the several Parts and Satrapies of his Kingdom.

1864 Evening Standard 29 Sept. Major General Butler..was ill calculated to rule a Federal satrapy with profit to his government.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 110 They [sc. the Galileans] detested..alike the Roman dominion and the Herodian satrapy which was its outward sign.

1928 Cent. Mag. May 78/1 The South, once the great satrapy of Baltimore.

2008 I. L. Horowitz Long Night of Dark Intent (2011) v. 79 Even little Puerto Rico, long a United States satrapy, is now discontented with its role as a special charge of the United States.

2. The position or rank of a satrap; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > subordinate ruler > position of

satrapy1632

1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia viii. ix. 207 Unto you Tanoaxeres, I bequeath the principalitie of the Medes and Armenians togither, with a third Satrapie over the Cadusians.

1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 4 Yea the Angels themselves..are distinguisht and quaterniond into their celestiall Princedomes, and Satrapies.

1741 Ld. Hardwicke et al. Athenian Lett. I. viii. 22 A nobler reward, than if he bestow'd upon me the most potent satrapy in the whole Persian empire.

1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xxiv. 255 In the absence of Pharnabazus, his brother usurped for a time the satrapy.

1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 506 Jewels well worth the satrapies of Heaven.

1901 G. MacDonald Catal. Greek Coins Hunterian Coll. II. 430 Pixodarus, youngest son of Maussolus, who held the satrapy up to the eve of Alexander's invasion, when he died.

1949 Hesperia 18 105 When Tissaphernes was given the satrapy of Cyrus in addition to his own, he at once began to attack the Ionian cities.

2014 Classical Philol. 109 109 While Pixodarus had shared power with Orontobates, the latter officially held the satrapy.

3. Satraps collectively; (also) a system of government by a satrap or satraps.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > subordinate ruler > collectively

satrapy1693

1693 T. Rymer Short View Trag. sig. B6 Xerxes went also in person, with all the Maison de Roy, Satrapie and Gendarmery.

1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. VII. Introd. p. xiv Strabo informs us that Cappadocia was divided into two Satrapies, or governments, under the Persians.

1873 Georgia Weekly Tel. 14 Jan. [This] can only be done by the suspension of so-called popular government and the substitution of an intelligent and responsible satrapy!

1914 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 232 A government which is not a government but the disconnected satrapy of a half-dead empire.

2007 T. S. Buckell Ragamuffin (2008) ii. 20 If the Satrapy were that powerful, would they be that scared of human beings running around without supervision?

4. The period of rule of a satrap. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > subordinate ruler > period of rule of

satrapy1846

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xv. 454 A century afterwards, during the satrapy of Pharnabazus.

1880 Baily's Monthly Mag. Mar. 148 This Duke of Manchester was..not..an active owner of running horses, as was the Marquis of Normanby during his satrapy of the island.

1965 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 85 160/2 These [issues] were clearly of more immediate importance to the men than whom some Macedonian nobles had married or how Peucestas behaved in his satrapy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	satrapy
释义	satrapyn. Brit. /ˈsatrəpi/, /ˈseɪtrəpi/, U.S. /ˈseɪtrəpi/, /ˈsætrəpi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s satrapie, 1500s– satrapy. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French satrapie. Etymology: < Middle French, French satrapie province ruled over by a satrap (c1500), office or dignity of a satrap (1530) < classical Latin satrapīa , satrapēa office or province of a satrap < ancient Greek σατραπεία office or province of a satrap < σατραπεύειν to be a satrap ( < σατράπης satrap n.) + -ία -y suffix³. 1. a. A province ruled over by a satrap (satrap n. 1a) in the ancient Persian empire. historical.Darius I (King of Persia 521–486 b.c.) divided his empire into 20 satrapies, thus establishing this system. It was continued by subsequent rulers including Alexander the Great (356–323 b.c.) and the Parthians (247 b.c. a.d.), but was altered after 224 a.d. by the Sassanians. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > jurisdiction or territory of specific rulers or nobles > [noun] > of others thanage14.. thanedomc1425 satrapy1569 chiefery1587 caliphate1614 sultany1639 sagamoreship1670 rajaship1698 ladyship1709 satrapate1717 march1726 sachemdom1764 Nizamat1765 khanate1799 jarldom1820 sultanate1822 knightship1845 sheikhdom1845 sachemship1876 sheikh-ship1878 shahdom1884 chiefship1894 thakurate1901 society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a satrap in ancient Persia satrapy1569 1569 T. Stocker tr. Diodorus Siculus Hist. Successors Alexander i. ii. f.2^v For the residue of the Countreys and Satrapies [Fr. Satrapies] of Asie,..he thought good to leaue to the rule and gouernment of those, whom Alexander had deputed in his life time. 1603 R. Knolles Gen. Hist. Turkes 127 At length they with their kingdome, and all the rest of these Turkish Satrapies, were..swallowed vp and deuoured. 1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra (Esther i. 1) 104 Herodotus reckons up sundry satrapies under the King of Persia. a1727 I. Newton Chronol. Anc. Kingdoms Amended (1728) iv. 325 When Cyrus took Babylon, he changed the Kingdom into a Satrapy or Province. 1757 tr. C.-M. Guyon New Hist. E.-Indies I. vii. 155 He [sc. Darius] made this conquest the twentieth satrapy of his empire, and rendered the people his vassals. 1821 Ld. Byron Sardanapalus ii. i. 67 Repair to your respective satrapies Of Babylon and Media. 1882 Cent. Mag. Apr. 839/2 The rich satrapies of Asia Minor. 1942 Classical Philol. 37 252 The Gurganians—Parsik Gurgan and Pahlavik Gurkan—are found among the satrapies. 2009 Times Lit. Suppl. 15 May 8/3 Administrative documents..have been unearthed across the whole span of the empire's satrapies. b. In extended use. An administrative division of a kingdom, country, etc., which has its own subordinate leader. ΚΠ a1641 H. Spelman Anc. Govt. Eng. in Reliquiæ Spelmannianæ (1698) 50 The Temporal Government was likewise divided into Satrapies or Dukedoms, which contained in them divers Counties. 1711 R. Molesworth tr. F. Hotman Franco-Gallia xiv. 101 King Arthur having acquired a new Principality, selected twelve great Men, to whom he distributed the several Parts and Satrapies of his Kingdom. 1864 Evening Standard 29 Sept. Major General Butler..was ill calculated to rule a Federal satrapy with profit to his government. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 110 They [sc. the Galileans] detested..alike the Roman dominion and the Herodian satrapy which was its outward sign. 1928 Cent. Mag. May 78/1 The South, once the great satrapy of Baltimore. 2008 I. L. Horowitz Long Night of Dark Intent (2011) v. 79 Even little Puerto Rico, long a United States satrapy, is now discontented with its role as a special charge of the United States. 2. The position or rank of a satrap; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > subordinate ruler > position of satrapy1632 1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia viii. ix. 207 Unto you Tanoaxeres, I bequeath the principalitie of the Medes and Armenians togither, with a third Satrapie over the Cadusians. 1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. 4 Yea the Angels themselves..are distinguisht and quaterniond into their celestiall Princedomes, and Satrapies. 1741 Ld. Hardwicke et al. Athenian Lett. I. viii. 22 A nobler reward, than if he bestow'd upon me the most potent satrapy in the whole Persian empire. 1790 W. Mitford Hist. Greece II. xxiv. 255 In the absence of Pharnabazus, his brother usurped for a time the satrapy. 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 506 Jewels well worth the satrapies of Heaven. 1901 G. MacDonald Catal. Greek Coins Hunterian Coll. II. 430 Pixodarus, youngest son of Maussolus, who held the satrapy up to the eve of Alexander's invasion, when he died. 1949 Hesperia 18 105 When Tissaphernes was given the satrapy of Cyrus in addition to his own, he at once began to attack the Ionian cities. 2014 Classical Philol. 109 109 While Pixodarus had shared power with Orontobates, the latter officially held the satrapy. 3. Satraps collectively; (also) a system of government by a satrap or satraps. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > subordinate ruler > collectively satrapy1693 1693 T. Rymer Short View Trag. sig. B6 Xerxes went also in person, with all the Maison de Roy, Satrapie and Gendarmery. 1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. VII. Introd. p. xiv Strabo informs us that Cappadocia was divided into two Satrapies, or governments, under the Persians. 1873 Georgia Weekly Tel. 14 Jan. [This] can only be done by the suspension of so-called popular government and the substitution of an intelligent and responsible satrapy! 1914 R. Kipling Lett. of Trav. (1920) 232 A government which is not a government but the disconnected satrapy of a half-dead empire. 2007 T. S. Buckell Ragamuffin (2008) ii. 20 If the Satrapy were that powerful, would they be that scared of human beings running around without supervision? 4. The period of rule of a satrap. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] > subordinate ruler > period of rule of satrapy1846 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xv. 454 A century afterwards, during the satrapy of Pharnabazus. 1880 Baily's Monthly Mag. Mar. 148 This Duke of Manchester was..not..an active owner of running horses, as was the Marquis of Normanby during his satrapy of the island. 1965 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 85 160/2 These [issues] were clearly of more immediate importance to the men than whom some Macedonian nobles had married or how Peucestas behaved in his satrapy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1569
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