Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marzpanate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: marz-panate
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a border province of the Sassanian Empire ruled by the marzpan

noun

the office of the marzpan

noun

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

Alternative letter-case form of marzpanate.

Example Sentences

"The regions of Eastern Armenia: Artsakh, Utik, Paytakaran and Kambejan, dominated by Iran in 428, formed a marzpanate."
"Xosrov gave him the marzpanate of the country of Hyrcania[…]"
"Byzantine expansion toward the east, which marked the last century of the Marzpan'''ate, extended the scope of the Justinianic reforms with their implicit threat against the very core of Armenian social and cultural institutions."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

marzpanates (plural) marzbanate (alternative)

Questions

What does marzpanate mean?: a border province of the Sassanian Empire ruled by the marzpan
Where does marzpanate come from?: From marzpan + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

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