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De - Pt| English Dictionary: principality | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for principality | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Principality \Prin`ci*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Principalities}. [L. principalitas pre[89]minence, excellence: cf. F. principalit[82], principaut[82]. 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. [bd]Next upstood Nisroch, of principalities the prime.[b8] --Milton. 3. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales. | |
