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principality

/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/ noun

Latin root: prīncipālitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about principality at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Territory ruled by a prince.

Origin

From 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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