principality

/ˌprɪnsəˈpælədi/
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Other forms: principalities

Definitions of principality
  1. noun
    territory ruled by a prince
    synonyms: princedom
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    examples:
    Cambria
    one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
    Principality of Monaco
    a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
    Muscovy
    a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
    type of:
    demesne, domain, land
    territory over which rule or control is exercised
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