principality

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P0563500 (prĭn′sə-păl′ĭ-tē)n. pl. prin·ci·pal·i·ties 1. A territory ruled by a prince or princess or from which such a title is derived.2. The position, authority, or jurisdiction of a prince or princess; sovereignty.3. principalities Christianity The seventh of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology. Also called princedoms.

principality

(ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. a territory ruled by a princeb. a territory from which a prince draws his title2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the dignity or authority of a prince[C14 (in the sense: pre-eminence): via Old French from Latin principālis principal]

prin•ci•pal•i•ty

(ˌprɪn səˈpæl ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties. 1. a state ruled by a prince. 2. the position or authority of a prince. 3. the rule of a prince. 4. principalities, an order of angels. [1300–50]

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principality - territory ruled by a prince princedomdemesne, domain, land - territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"

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侯国公国

prince

(prins) noun1. a male member of a royal family, especially the son of a king or queen. Prince Charles.王子2. the ruler of some states or countries. Prince Rainier of Monaco.君主, 诸侯ˈprincely adjective1. of a prince. princely duties.王子的2. magnificent; splendid. a princely gift. 壮丽的，高贵的 princess (prinˈses) , ((American) ˈprinsəs) noun1. the wife or widow of a prince. 亲王夫人（或公爵夫人） 2. a woman of the same rank as a prince in her own right. Princess Anne.公主princiˈpality (-ˈpӕ-) – plural ˌprinciˈpalities – noun a state or country ruled by a prince. 公国，侯国

principality

1. a. a territory ruled by a prince b. a territory from which a prince draws his title 2. the dignity or authority of a prince

Principality

(in Russian, kniazhestvo), a monarchical state headed by a prince and most typical of the period of feudal fragmentation. In ancient Rus’ the first principalities were established between the ninth and early tenth centuries. In the 11th to 12th centuries a number of principalities broke away from Kievan Rus’ (which in turn disintegrated into appanages held by representatives of the princely family) and were named after their capitals (for example, the principalities of Riazan’ and Vladimir). The largest of them were called grand principalities. From the end of the 15th century through the early 16th the principalities of northeastern Rus’ were united to form a centralized Russian state under the Grand Principality of Moscow.

In other states, the principality (in German, Fürstentum and in French, principauté) was also the typical political formation of the period of feudal fragmentation. Territorial principalities continued to exist in Germany until they were united to form the German Empire in 1871. A number of principalities still exist (Liechtenstein and Monaco in Western Europe and the Arab principalities on the Persian Gulf [United Arab Emirates]). Until 1950 there were principalities in India.

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noun territory ruled by a prince

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