When Is A Satrap Not A Satrap?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Big question among the MFU crowd, we tend to use the term quite a lot.  And it carries a bit of confusion with it because we often use the terms satrap and satrapy incorrectly.  I've had to go back more than once and correct my use of it in a story, and I see it come up in things I read so, I thought it was worth going over the definitions.
sa·trap

ˈsāˌtrap,ˈ

noun

1. a provincial governor in the ancient Persian empire.

   
   
   • any subordinate or local ruler.
   
   

sa·trap·y

ˈsātrəpē,ˈ

noun

1. a province governed by a satrap.
   
   
   So there you have it. The satrap is a person, the satrapy is a location.
   I'm wondering if we might have other situations, words or concepts that would bear some discussion.  If you have any ideas then maybe we could create an open forum on Fridays to put some things out here for brainstorming and correction, when needed.
   PM me or open a post on the topic.

Comments

Please excuse my use of Japanese here...

[sidhe-uaine42.livejournal.com]

Arigato gozaimasu, sempai.

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Aha! Mystery solved! Thank you! Go raibh míle maith agatsa a chara!

[ssclassof56.livejournal.com]

Thank you. As a grammar nerd, this post was both helpful and satisfying. :)

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Always wondered.....

[pactnmmt.livejournal.com]

This is one I actually knew however, I suspect that I've misused it as well, at times. What I didn't realize is I have apparently mispronunciation it. I didn't realize the a in the first syllable was long. Thanks for the info.