principality
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principality¹
- /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
Where it comes from
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.
noun principalities
- A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities, which were frequently at war with one another.
- A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.
- The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
- The state of being principal; pre-eminence.
Principality²
Where it comes from
From the mistaken belief that the Prince of Wales is the country's head of state; the historical Principality of Wales only made up a portion of the country of Wales.
proper noun the Principality
- Wales The first information I have of a sermon at an association, in the Principality, is in the letter of 1703, which appoints one to be preached the following year.
- Alternative letter-case form of principality; any of the actual extant principalities. The affair led to a crisis in relations between France and the Principality, with the French Government overruling Prince Rainier by refusing to extend the mandate of Monaco's Chief Prosecutor
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noun region
| Español | principado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 公国 kōkoku, 侯国 kōkoku |
| 中文 | 公國 /公国 gōngguó, 親王國 /亲王国 qīnwángguó |
| हिन्दी | राज्य rājya, रियासत riyāsat, हुकूमत hukūmat |
| Português | principado |
| Français | principauté |
| Deutsch | Fürstentum |
| Italiano | principato |
| Ελληνικά | πριγκιπάτο prigkipáto, ηγεμονία igemonía |
| Română | principat |
| Русский | кня́жество knjážestvo |
| Tiếng Việt | công quốc |
| العربية | إمَارَة ʔimāra |
| עברית | נסיכות nesikhut |
noun in angelology
| Español | principado |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 権天使 ken-tenshi |
| Português | principado |
| Français | principauté |
| Deutsch | Fürsten |
| Русский | нача́ла načála |
| עברית | נְסִיכוּת nesichút |
Talk about this word "principality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/principality. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. principality. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/principality "principality." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/principality.Cite this
@misc{principality_2026,
title = {principality},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/principality},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
