Definition of "satrapial" []

• Satrapal (adjective)

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• "It was the first, and probably the best, instance of that form of government which, taking its name from the Persian word for provincial ruler, is known generally as the system of "satrapial" administration."
• "Dascyleium, the nearest satrapial capital, they took post on the"
• "It is an essential feature of the satrapial system that it does not aim at destroying differences, or assimilating to one type the various races and countries over which it is extended."