principality

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
2. (countable) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
4. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The state of being principal; pre-eminence.

Konzepte

Fürstentum

Herzogtum

Synonyme

princedom

duchy

dukedom

establishment

foundation

hegemony

jurisdiction

realm

settlement

principalship

principate

country

princely state

domination

dominion

Übersetzungen

principauté

principado

principato

vorstendom

prinsdom

principado

πριγκιπάτο

prenslik

principalitas

principat

ηγεμονία

Principauté

angelologia

الإمارة

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: principalte

In summary

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.