principality

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

principauté

Principauté

Synonymes

princedom

duchy

dukedom

establishment

foundation

hegemony

jurisdiction

realm

settlement

principalship

principate

country

princely state

domination

dominion

Traductions

Fürstentum

principado

principato

vorstendom

prinsdom

principado

πριγκιπάτο

prenslik

Herzogtum

principalitas

principat

ηγεμονία

angelologia

الإمارة

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: 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.