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principality Definition

prin·ci·pal·ity (prin′sə palə tē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. the rank, dignity, or jurisdiction of a prince
  2. the territory ruled by a prince
  3. a country with which a prince's title is identified

Etymology: ME principalite < OFr < LL principalitas

principality Synonyms

principality

n.

realm, country, state; see territory 2.

principality Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • Muscovy: In the 18th century, the principality of Muscovy had become the huge Russian Empire, stretching from Poland eastward to the Pacific Ocean.

Possessives

  • population: By then the principality's population had been reduced by 75 per cent.

Converse of object

  • have: The stage was then clear for the top two Welsh player to have a Principality Closed encounter.
  • represent: CBA Wales is a regional group of the CBA representing the Principality.
  • cover: News Wales is a daily updated news resource covering the Principality of Wales.
  • visit: A good place to start if you're visiting the principality.
  • challenge: That's what happens when the gospel begins to challenge the principalities and powers.
  • call: They are scheduled to play on a rig called the Principality Of Sealand sometime this summer.

Adjective modifier

  • spoiled: COL 2:15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
  • tiny: A spokesman for the tiny principality 's ruler Prince Rainier would only say he " believed " a ceremony had taken place in Germany.
  • independent: Better known as " Sealand " , the fort was acquired in the 1960s by Roy Bates, who declared it an independent principality.
  • small: In the 18th century Germany was divided into a number of small principalities overshadowed by the larger kingdom of Prussia.
  • other: His parochial loyalty was such that he would rather face death than seek a new life in any other principality.
  • Danubian: In addition, her special privileges relating to the Danubian Principalities were transferred to the Great Powers as a group.