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principality

noun
/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/

Etymology

From Middle English principalte, principalite, from Anglo-Norman principalté, Middle French principalté, from Late Latin prīncipālitās, from Latin prīncipālis (“principal”) + -tās. Equivalent to principal + -ity.

  1. derived from prīncipālis
  2. derived from prīncipālitās
  3. derived from principalté
  4. derived from principalté
  5. inherited from principalte

Definitions

  1. A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

    • At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities, which were frequently at war with one another.
    • The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category.

  2. A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of…

    A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.

  3. The state of being a prince or ruler

    The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The state of being principal

      The state of being principal; pre-eminence.

    2. Wales

      • The first information I have of a sermon at an association, in the Principality, is in the letter of 1703, which appoints one to be preached the following year.
      • Welshmen from throughout the Principality, as well as well-known international players, came to Cardiff to don the famous balck-and-blue jersey.

    3. Alternative letter-case form of principality

      Alternative letter-case form of principality; any of the actual extant principalities.

      • The affair led to a crisis in relations between France and the Principality, with the French Government overruling Prince Rainier by refusing to extend the mandate of Monaco's Chief Prosecutor

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Derived

coprincipality, princessipality, Principality of Andorra, Principality of Asturias, Principality of Iberia, Principality of Kakheti

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA