principality
A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princessA region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
» Andorra is a principality situated between Spain and France.
Андорра — це князівство, що розташоване між Іспанією та Францією.
Meaning
4 senses(countable)A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
Fürstentum
кня́жествоknjážestvo
князі́вствоknjazívstvo
(countable)A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.
Fürsten
нача́лаnačála
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)The state of being principal; pre-eminence.
- territory ruled by a prince
Examples
6 sentencesAndorra is a principality situated between Spain and France.
Андорра — це князівство, що розташоване між Іспанією та Францією.
Vaduz is the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
ruВадуц - столица княжества Лихтенштейн.
Andorra is a small principality situated between Spain and France.
ruАндорра - небольшое княжество, расположенное между Испанией и Францией.
deAndorra ist ein kleines Fürstentum, das zwischen Spanien und Frankreich liegt.
Great Moravia was a medieval state that was created by the union of the Principalities of Nitra and Moravia.
Monaco, its official name being the Principality of Monaco, is the second smallest country in the world, after Vatican City.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English principalte, principalite, from Anglo-Norman principalté, Middle FrencFrom Middle English principalte, principalite, from Anglo-Norman principalté, Middle French principalté, from Late Latin prīncipālitās, from Latin prīncipālis (“principal”) + -tās. Equivalent to principal + -ity.
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Forms
plural: principalities| Singular | principality |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- territory ruled by a prince:princedom
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable