toparchies

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Toparchy \To"parch*y\, n.; pl. {Toparchies}. [L. toparchia, Gr.
   ?. See {Toparch}.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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