principality
pronunciation
How to pronounce principality in British English:
UK [ˌprɪnsɪˈpæləti]
How to pronounce principality in American English:
US [ˌprɪnsəˈpælɪti]
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- Noun:
- territory ruled by a prince
Word Origin
- principality (n.)
- c. 1300, "position of a prince," from Old French principalite "principal matter; power, sovereignty" (12c., Modern French principauté), from Late Latin principalitatem (nominative principalitas), from principalis (see principal (adj.)). Meaning "region or state ruled by a prince" is attested from c. 1400.
Example
- 1. Monaco : a view of of the principality from the surrounding hills .
- 2. An autonomous bulgarian principality comprising moesia and the region of sofia was established in 1878 following the russo-turkish war in 1877-78 .
- 3. As dusk gathers , we sweep past the signs for the mountain principality of andorra and re-enter tarascon .
- 4. Then there is the principality of sealand , a concrete sea fort constructed off britain 's coast during the second world war .
- 5. It was perfectly quiet : noise is the enemy of the principality , even worse than socialism .