"principality" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-principality.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-principality.wav [US] Forms: principalities [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|principalte}} Middle English principalte, {{m|enm|principalite}} principalite, {{der|en|xno|principalté}} Anglo-Norman principalté, {{der|en|frm|principalté}} Middle French principalté, {{der|en|LL.|prīncipālitās}} Late Latin prīncipālitās, {{der|en|la|prīncipālis||principal}} Latin prīncipālis (“principal”), {{m|la|-tās}} -tās, {{af|en|principal|-ity}} principal + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} principality (countable and uncountable, plural principalities)
  1. (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Administrative divisions, Monarchy Translations (region): Pringjëria (Albanian), principatë (Albanian), իշխանապետություն (išxanapetutʿyun) (Armenian), княжество (knjažestvo) (Bulgarian), principat [masculine] (Catalan), 公國 (Chinese Mandarin), 公国 (gōngguó) (Chinese Mandarin), 親王國 (Chinese Mandarin), 亲王国 (qīnwángguó) (Chinese Mandarin), knížectví [neuter] (Czech), fyrstedømme [neuter] (Danish), vorstendom [neuter] (Dutch), princlando (Esperanto), ruhtinaskunta (Finnish), principauté [feminine] (French), principado [masculine] (Galician), სამთავრო (samtavro) (Georgian), Fürstentum [neuter] (German), πριγκιπάτο (prigkipáto) [neuter] (Greek), ηγεμονία (igemonía) [feminine] (Greek), נסיכות (nesikhut) [feminine] (Hebrew), राज्य (rājya) (Hindi), रियासत (riyāsat) (Hindi), हुकूमत (hukūmat) (Hindi), fejedelemség (Hungarian), furstadæmi [neuter] (Icelandic), kepangeranan (Indonesian), keharyapatihan [Liechtenstein] (Indonesian), prionsacht [feminine] (Irish), principato [masculine] (Italian), 公国 (kōkoku) (alt: こうこく) (Japanese), 侯国 (kōkoku) (english: around Germany) (alt: こうこく) (Japanese), кінәздік (kınäzdık) (Kazakh), ក្សត្របុរី (ksat bo’rəy) (Khmer), wjerchojstwo [neuter] (Lower Sorbian), кне́жевство (knéževstvo) [neuter] (Macedonian), prinsaght [feminine] (Manx), fyrstedømme [neuter] (Norwegian), پرنسلك (prenslik) (Ottoman Turkish), پرَنسنشین (perans-nešin) (Persian), księstwo [neuter] (Polish), principado [masculine] (Portuguese), awkisuyu (Quechua), principat [neuter] (Romanian), principadi [Puter, Rumantsch-Grischun, Surmiran, Sursilvan, Vallander, masculine] (Romansch), prinzipadi [Sutsilvan, masculine] (Romansch), кня́жество (knjážestvo) [neuter] (Russian), кне́жевина [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), knéževina [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), kniežatstvo [neuter] (Slovak), principado [masculine] (Spanish), furstendöme [neuter] (Swedish), prenslik (Turkish), князі́вство (knjazívstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), công quốc (alt: 公國) (Vietnamese), plinän (Volapük), tywysogaeth [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-principality-en-noun-rITXYA5I Disambiguation of Administrative divisions: 55 7 24 14 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 20 17 33 30 Disambiguation of 'region': 92 2 4 3
  2. (theology, countable) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Theology, Monarchy Translations (in angelology): principat [masculine] (Catalan), hallitus (Finnish), principauté [feminine] (French), principado [masculine] (Galician), נְסִיכוּת (nesichút) [feminine] (Hebrew), 権天使 (ken-tenshi) (Japanese), fyrstedømme [neuter] (Norwegian), principado [masculine] (Portuguese), principadi [Puter, Rumantsch-Grischun, Surmiran, Sursilvan, Vallander, masculine] (Romansch), prinzipadi [Sutsilvan, masculine] (Romansch), нача́ла (načála) [neuter, plural] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-principality-en-noun-jzkVu0EB Disambiguation of Monarchy: 20 17 33 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 19 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 9 24 31 36 Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology Disambiguation of 'in angelology': 3 52 22 23
  3. (obsolete) The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Monarchy
    Sense id: en-principality-en-noun-8Fwa2iaE Disambiguation of Monarchy: 20 17 33 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 19 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 9 24 31 36
  4. (now rare) The state of being principal; pre-eminence. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Monarchy
    Sense id: en-principality-en-noun-ArnyKI0Z Disambiguation of Monarchy: 20 17 33 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 19 37 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 9 24 31 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Principality of Andorra, Principality of Iberia, Principality of Kakheti Related terms: choirs of angels, dominion, power

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          "word": "სამთავრო"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
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          "lang": "Greek",
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          "word": "ηγεμονία"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "region",
          "word": "राज्य"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "word": "fejedelemség"
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "furstadæmi"
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          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "kepangeranan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "keharyapatihan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "prionsacht"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
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          "alt": "こうこく",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "region",
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          "code": "ja",
          "english": "around Germany",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōkoku",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "侯国"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "kınäzdık",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "кінәздік"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ksat bo’rəy",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "ក្សត្របុរី"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "knéževstvo",
          "sense": "region",
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          "word": "кне́жевство"
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "prinsaght"
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          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "fyrstedømme"
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          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "prenslik",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "پرنسلك"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "perans-nešin",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "پرَنسنشین"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "księstwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "principado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "awkisuyu"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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          "code": "rm",
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          "sense": "region",
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            "Surmiran",
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        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "knjážestvo",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "кня́жество"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
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          "word": "кне́жевина"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
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          "word": "knéževina"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "kniežatstvo"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "wjerchojstwo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "principado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "furstendöme"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "prenslik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "knjazívstvo",
          "sense": "region",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "князі́вство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 2 4 3",
          "alt": "公國",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "region",
          "word": "công quốc"
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      "alt": "こうこく",
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "around Germany",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kōkoku",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "侯国"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kınäzdık",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "кінәздік"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ksat bo’rəy",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "ក្សត្របុរី"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "knéževstvo",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кне́жевство"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prinsaght"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fyrstedømme"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "prenslik",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "پرنسلك"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "perans-nešin",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "پرَنسنشین"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "księstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principado"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "awkisuyu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "principat"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "Surmiran",
        "Sursilvan",
        "Vallander",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prinzipadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "knjážestvo",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кня́жество"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кне́жевина"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "knéževina"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kniežatstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wjerchojstwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "furstendöme"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "prenslik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "knjazívstvo",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "князі́вство"
    },
    {
      "alt": "公國",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "công quốc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "region",
      "word": "plinän"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "region",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tywysogaeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "word": "hallitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "principauté"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principado"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "nesichút",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "נְסִיכוּת"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ken-tenshi",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "word": "権天使"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fyrstedømme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principado"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "Puter",
        "Rumantsch-Grischun",
        "Surmiran",
        "Sursilvan",
        "Vallander",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "principadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "rm",
      "lang": "Romansch",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "Sutsilvan",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prinzipadi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "načála",
      "sense": "in angelology",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "нача́ла"
    }
  ],
  "word": "principality"
}

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