Original: As provinces Furthermore , in Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class , especially of a member ( usually styled emir ) of the royal family , as in Saudi Arabian governorates .
Simplified: In Arabic the term can be generalized to mean any province of a country that is administered by a member of the ruling class , especially of a member of the royal family , as in Saudi Arabian governorates .