• (n.) 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.
To'parch·y noun ; plural Toparchies . [ Latin toparchia , Greek .... 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. 
toparchy 1. Small state consisting of a few towns. 2. The small district or territory under the rule of a toparch.