'Principalities' definitions:
Definition of 'Principalities'
From: GCIDE
- Principality \Prin`ci*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Principalities. [L. principalitas pre["e]minence, excellence: cf. F. principalit['e], principaut['e]. See Principal.]
- 1. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
- Your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory. --Jer. xiii. 18. [1913 Webster]
- The prerogative and principality above everything else. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. "Next upstood Nisroch, of principalities the prime." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Principalities'
- Principal,
- Principality,
- Principally,
- Principalness,
- Principate,
- principe,
- Principal axis,
- Principal challenge,
- Principal focus,
- Principal of a quadric,
- Principal plane,
- Principal point,
- Principal ray,
- Principal section,
- principal diagonal,
- principal investigator,
- principal sum,
- principality of andorra,
- principality of liechtenstein,
- principality of monaco,
- school principal,
- Principal axes of a quadric,
- sao tome and principe,
- st. thomas and principe,
- sao thome e principe,
- sao tome e principe,
- democratic republic of sao tome and principe,
- sao thome e principe monetary unit