Definition of Princepality
Prin`ci*pal"i*ty (?), n.; pl.
Principalities (#). [L. principalitas
preëminence, excellence: cf. F. principalité,
principauté. See Principal.] 1.
Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance;
high, or the highest, station. Sir P. Sidney.
Your principalities shall come down, even the
crown of your glory. Jer. xiii. 18.
The prerogative and principality above
everything else. Jer. Taylor.
2. A prince; one invested with
sovereignty. "Next upstood Nisroch, of principalities the
prime." Milton.
3. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince;
or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the
principality of Wales.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
- (Biblical tradition) in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions
- (British) Wales
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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