ˈsā.trəpē, ˈsā.ˌtrap-, ˈsa.trəp-, ˈsa.ˌtrap-, -pi noun
( -es )
Etymology: French satrapie, from Latin satrapia, satrapea, from Greek satrapeia, from satrapēs satrap + -ia -y
1.
a. : a territory governed by a satrap
the Greek city was no mere satrapy of a faraway king — C.H.McIlwain
b. : the sphere of influence of a powerful individual
views … unions outside his satrapy with the loathing of a high-caste Hindu for an untouchable — Joe Miller
2. : a hierarchy of satraps
the most unappetizing man in the Hitler satrapy — New Yorker