Thesaurus: principality

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1. n. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station.
2. n. A prince; one invested with sovereignty.
3. n. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales.
4. n. territory ruled by a prince
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. territory ruled by a prince