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Definition of Principality

1. Noun. Territory ruled by a prince.

Definition of Principality

1. n. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station.

Definition of Principality

1. Noun. (obsolete) The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority. (defdate 14th-19th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (rare) The state of being principal; pre-eminence. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

3. Noun. A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

4. Noun. (theology) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Principality

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Principality

Literary usage of Principality

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Stanley Mordaunt Leathes, Ernest Alfred Benians (1903)
"In the principality the Diets were composed of representatives of clergy, ... His son, the future Duke Charles, forced the principality to acknowledge the ..."

2. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Before the end of the century the Frank principality lost its independence. It passed into vassalage to the Angevin crown, and was held, sometimes by the ..."

3. The Map of Europe by Treaty: Showing the Various Political and Territorial by Edward Hertslet (1891)
"The Territory of the Principality of Bulgaria cannot be increased or ... The Prince is the representative of the Principality in all its relations with ..."

4. The Historical Geography of Europe by Edward Augustus Freeman (1882)
"Before the end of the century the Frank principality lost its independence. It passed into vassalage to the Angevin crown, and was held, sometimes by the ..."

5. The Genesis of Art-form: An Essay in Comparative æsthetics Showing the by George Lansing Raymond (1893)
"Principality in the Arts of Sound Involves Something Kept Constantly before the Mind—Principality of Theme in an Epic—In a Drama—Of Form in the Blank Verse ..."

6. A History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Romans to the Present Time, B by George Finlay (1877)
"The object of Robert, king of Naples, and Philip of Tarentum, was to unite the sovereignty as well as the suzerainty of the principality in their own family ..."

7. The History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Crusaders to Its Conquest by by George Finlay (1851)
"William de Champlitte left his relation Hugh to act as his bailly in the principality during his absence;1 but, Hugh dying soon after the prince's departure ..."

8. The History of Greece: From Its Conquest by the Crusaders to Its Conquest by by George Finlay (1851)
"William de Champlitte left his relation Hugh to act as his bailly in the principality during his absence;: but, Hugh dying soon after the prince's departure ..."

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