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principality.

A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

12 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
  1. A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

    countable
  2. A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.

    countable
  3. The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. The state of being principal; pre-eminence.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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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