English Explanatory Dictionary

marzpanate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a border province of the Sassanian Empire ruled by the marzpan
  2. the office of the marzpan
  3. the period in Armenian history after the fall of the Arshakuni Dynasty of Armenia in 428, when the eastern part of Armenia was governed as a marzpanate by Sassanian-nominated marzpans
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of marzpanate.

Word forms

marzpanate marzpanates marzbanate

Etymology

From marzpan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

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