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Webster 1913 Edition
Principality
Prinˊci-pal′i-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Principalities
(#)
. 1.
Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station.
Sir P. Sidney.
Your
principalities
shall come down, even the crown of your glory. Jer. xiii. 18.
The prerogative and
principality
above everything else. Jer. Taylor.
2.
A prince; one invested with sovereignty.
“Next upstood Nisroch, of principalities the prime.” Milton.
3.
The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince;
as, the
. principality
of WalesWebster 1828 Edition
Principality
PRINCIPAL'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Sovereignty; supreme power.2.
A prince; one invested with sovereignty. Tit.3.3.
The territory of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as the principality of Wales.4.
Superiority; predominance. [Little used.]5.
In Scripture, royal state or attire. Jer.13.