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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Principality \Prin'ci*pal"i*ty\, noun; pl. {Principalities}. [L. principalitas pre["e]minence, excellence: cf. F. principalit['e], principaut['e]. 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.
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