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principality

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As a noun, principality means a region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

Meanings of principality

5 meanings

noun

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

  2. theologyA spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions.

  3. now rareThe state of being principal; pre-eminence.

  4. Territory ruled by a princelocation

    Similar: princedom
Older and rare meanings (1)

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

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: territory ruled by a prince
princedom

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