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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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
principality
noun: territory ruled by a prince [syn: {princedom}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
209 Moby Thesaurus words for "principality": Kreis, aedileship, ally, angel, angel of light, angel of love, archangel, archbishopric, archdiocese, archduchy, archdukedom, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, arrondissement, ascendance, ascendancy, bailiwick, balance of power, beatified soul, bishopric, body politic, borough, buffer state, canonized mortal, canton, captive nation, celestial, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, cherub, cherubim, chiefery, chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, city, city-state, colony, commonweal, commonwealth, commune, congressional district, constablewick, consulate, consulship, country, county, deanery, departement, dictatorship, dictature, diocese, directorship, district, domain, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, duchy, dukedom, earldom, electoral district, electorate, eminent domain, emirate, empery, empire, episcopacy, free city, government, governorship, grand duchy, hamlet, headship, heavenly being, hegemony, hierarchy, hundred, kingdom, land, leadership, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature, mandant, mandate, mandated territory, mandatee, mandatory, martyr, masterdom, mastership, mastery, mayoralty, mayorship, messenger of God, metropolis, metropolitan area, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, nation, nationality, nobility, oblast, okrug, overlordship, papacy, parish, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy, patron saint, polis, polity, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, possession, power, precinct, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, prefectship, prefecture, premiership, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, presidency, presidentship, primacy, prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principate, proconsulate, proconsulship, protectorate, protectorship, province, provostry, provostship, puppet government, puppet regime, realm, recording angel, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship, region, republic, riding, ruling class, saint, satellite, saved soul, seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy, seneschalty, seraph, seraphim, settlement, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, soul in glory, sovereign nation, sovereignty, stake, state, sultanate, superiority, superpower, supervisorship, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, territory, toparchia, toparchy, town, township, tribunate, upper hand, village, vizierate, viziership, wapentake, ward, whip hand
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