toparchy
To"parch*y, n.; pl. Toparchies. Etym: [L. toparchia, Gr. Toparch.] Defn: A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies. Fuller.
To"parch*y, n.; pl. Toparchies. Etym: [L. toparchia, Gr. Toparch.] Defn: A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies. Fuller.