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principality

/prin-suh-pal-i-tee/US // ˌprɪn səˈpæl ɪ ti //UK // (ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪtɪ) //

公国,公爵,侯爵府,侯爵领地

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural prin·ci·pal·i·ties.

    • : a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
    • : the position or authority of a prince or chief ruler; sovereignty; supreme power.
    • : the rule of a prince of a small or subordinate state.
    • : the Principality, British. Wales.
    • : principalities, Theology. an order of angels.Compare angel. supramundane powers often in conflict with God. Ephesians 6:12.
    • : Obsolete. preeminence.

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Examples

  • Just look at Monaco, the uber-wealthy principality where residents live on average to nearly 90 years old.

  • Cannons were fired in the heart of the tiny principality, which is no bigger than Central Park, to celebrate the news.

  • In 1967 the Principality of Sealand was declared on a military sea fort floating in what was then international waters.

  • On Sept. 2, 1967, full independence was declared and the Principality of Sealand was born.

  • The night before Halloween, the Redmond-based company descended on the 62-square-mile central European principality.

  • What happens when an American multinational turns a tiny European principality into a fake war zone?

  • I went out, and found a Mont de Piet, just beyond the limits of the Principality; they aren't allowed inside.

  • The Latin principality was extinguished, and the whole existence of the Franks was now confined to the city of Ptolemais.

  • This great man even refused the offer of a principality made to him by Leo X.

  • Thus, at the beginning of the eleventh century, the Bishop of the Principality was already possessed of extraordinary power.

  • Two of his ancestors had been Bishops of Lige, and the family was one of the greatest in the Principality.