Principality
noun
It is the territory or government of a prince or a small state, ruled by a prince.
Monaco is a well-known principality.
Often appears as...
- the principality of monaco
- the principality of andorra
noun
It is the territory or government of a prince or a small state, ruled by a prince.
Monaco is a well-known principality.
Often appears as...
- the principality of monaco
- the principality of andorra
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Small Independent State
A principality is smaller than a kingdom and usually has its own ruling prince.
Liechtenstein is a principality with its own laws and government.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Principalities were more common in the past, often formed during the Middle Ages.
The principality of Wales was incorporated into the country of England in the 16th century.
Pro Tip 3/3Current Use
Today, a principality may also refer to a region with its own prince but not full independence.
Andorra is a principality, co-ruled by two princes who aren't local to the country.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Independent State
A principality is smaller than a kingdom and usually has its own ruling prince.
Liechtenstein is a principality with its own laws and government.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Principalities were more common in the past, often formed during the Middle Ages.
The principality of Wales was incorporated into the country of England in the 16th century.
Pro Tip 3/3Current Use
Today, a principality may also refer to a region with its own prince but not full independence.
Andorra is a principality, co-ruled by two princes who aren't local to the country.
Pro Tip 1/3Small Independent State
A principality is smaller than a kingdom and usually has its own ruling prince.
Liechtenstein is a principality with its own laws and government.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Context
Principalities were more common in the past, often formed during the Middle Ages.
The principality of Wales was incorporated into the country of England in the 16th century.
Pro Tip 3/3Current Use
Today, a principality may also refer to a region with its own prince but not full independence.
Andorra is a principality, co-ruled by two princes who aren't local to the country.
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The rise of the Ottoman...
or principality, in what is now Turkey. In just a few generations, this beylik outmaneuvered more powerful neighbors to become the vast Ottoman empire. What enabled its rapid rise?
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The rise of the Ottoman...
or principality, in what is now Turkey. In just a few generations, this beylik outmaneuvered more powerful neighbors to become the vast Ottoman empire. What enabled its rapid rise?
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Edward Everett Hale
American Clergyman
Thrones, dominations, principalities know now with a terrible certainty that mere force of arms has no power which compares with that living word of the crucified Nazarene, that bears with it Eternal Life, and directs the duty of a world of men whom he can lead, but who bend no knee to power.
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Ignatius of Antioch
Roman Clergyman
I have many deep thoughts in God, but I take my own measure, lest I perish by boasting... For I myself, though I am in chains and can comprehend heavenly things, the ranks of the angels and the hierarchy of principalities, things visible and invisible, for all this I am not yet a disciple.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Indian Actress
My mother is a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore and half-Telugu, and my father is a Bohri Muslim. My mother's father, J Rameshwar Rao, was the Raja of Wanaparthy, a principality of Hyderabad. He was influenced by the socialist movement and became the first Raja to give up his title.
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Ted Dekker
Indonesian Author
If you could find a way to peel back the skin of this world so to speak, would you really see this supernatural reality that is greater? Is it true that we fight not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers? Every young person wants to know.
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Ignatius of Antioch
Roman Clergyman
Even the heavenly powers and the angels in their splendor and the principalities, both visible and invisible, must either believe in the Blood of Christ, or else face damnation.
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Brunello Cucinelli
Italian Designer
I like the idea of an enlightened principality. In the early eighteen-hundreds, in Germany, there were princes who built schools, streets, homes. I like that.
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Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
According to Celtic law, all sons equally divided the inheritance and principalities of their father.
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Paul Thomas Anderson
American Director
I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Poet
An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia.
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Edward Everett Hale
American Clergyman
Thrones, dominations, principalities know now with a terrible certainty that mere force of arms has no power which compares with that living word of the crucified Nazarene, that bears with it Eternal Life, and directs the duty of a world of men whom he can lead, but who bend no knee to power.
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Ignatius of Antioch
Roman Clergyman
I have many deep thoughts in God, but I take my own measure, lest I perish by boasting... For I myself, though I am in chains and can comprehend heavenly things, the ranks of the angels and the hierarchy of principalities, things visible and invisible, for all this I am not yet a disciple.
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Aditi Rao Hydari
Indian Actress
My mother is a Chitrapur Saraswat from Mangalore and half-Telugu, and my father is a Bohri Muslim. My mother's father, J Rameshwar Rao, was the Raja of Wanaparthy, a principality of Hyderabad. He was influenced by the socialist movement and became the first Raja to give up his title.
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Ted Dekker
Indonesian Author
If you could find a way to peel back the skin of this world so to speak, would you really see this supernatural reality that is greater? Is it true that we fight not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers? Every young person wants to know.
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Ignatius of Antioch
Roman Clergyman
Even the heavenly powers and the angels in their splendor and the principalities, both visible and invisible, must either believe in the Blood of Christ, or else face damnation.
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Brunello Cucinelli
Italian Designer
I like the idea of an enlightened principality. In the early eighteen-hundreds, in Germany, there were princes who built schools, streets, homes. I like that.
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Sabine Baring-Gould
English Clergyman
According to Celtic law, all sons equally divided the inheritance and principalities of their father.
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Paul Thomas Anderson
American Director
I'll rebel against powers and principalities, all the time. Always, I will.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Poet
An acre in Middlesex is better than a principality in Utopia.
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