principality
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[edit] Etymology
Latin principalitas, from adjective principalis, principal, + noun of state suffix -itas. principalis is from prin-, prim-, from primus, first, + cip-, from caput, head, + adjective suffix -alis.
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principality (plural principalities)
- A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
- (religion, Biblical tradition) in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions.
- (British) Wales.
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in angelology
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- Latin: principalitas f.
- Spanish: principalidad f.
