Antonyms for principality


Grammar : Noun
Spell : prin-suh-pal-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌprɪn səˈpæl ɪ ti


Definition of principality

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in kingdom : noun historically, an area ruled by a monarch
  • As in area : noun region, district
  • As in nation : noun country with its own government
  • As in realm : noun area of responsibility or rule
  • As in settlement : noun community
  • As in supremacy : noun total domination
Example sentences :
  • In his life of turmoil and bloodshed he had halted to secure for her the right to a principality.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • And so you have come back to find that your principality does not exist.
  • Extract from : « John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein » by Frank R. Stockton
  • Beauty was everywhere, and in portions of the great forest, great as a principality, quiet.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • It is the border of the principality and the passage of it is forbidden.
  • Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
  • Somebody had persuaded him to believe that I was urging the Bey to close the principality to him.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • By the same art he would prognosticate a principality to a scoundrel.
  • Extract from : « The History of John Bull » by John Arbuthnot
  • And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.
  • Extract from : « Sanctification » by J. W. Byers
  • Orange itself, for example, what was to be done with the Principality of Orange?
  • Extract from : « History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XI. (of XXI.) » by Thomas Carlyle
  • Mentone was nearer, but she preferred the drive into the principality.
  • Extract from : « The Angel of Terror » by Edgar Wallace
  • He did not know, it seems, how powerful the barons of his principality were.
  • Extract from : « Richard II » by Jacob Abbott

Synonyms for principality

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