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principality

DEFINITIONS OF: principality

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n territory ruled by a prince

Synonyms:
princedom
Examples:
Cambria
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria
Principality of Monaco
a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera
Muscovy
a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital
Type of:
demesne, domain, land
territory over which rule or control is exercised
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