Principality

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A territory ruled by a prince or princess or from which such a title is derived.
  • n. The position, authority, or jurisdiction of a prince or princess; sovereignty.
  • n. Christianity The seventh of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. Also called princedoms.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station.
  • n. A prince; one invested with sovereignty.
  • n. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The state or condition of being principal or superior; priority or privilege; prerogative; predominance; preëminence.
  • n. The authority of a prince; sovereignty; supreme power.
  • n. The territory of a prince, or the country which gives title to a prince: as, the principality of Wales; the principality of Montenegro.
  • n. A prince; one invested with sovereignty.
  • n. plural An order of angels. It was the seventh order in the celestial hierarchy of Dionysius. See hierarchy.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. territory ruled by a prince
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    demesne    land    domain   
    Cross Reference
    Hyponym
    Muscovy    Wales    Cambria    Monaco    principality of monaco    Cymru   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
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    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    duchy    potentate    city-states    dynasty    republic    confederation    chieftain    peninsula    sovereignty    kingdom