Category:Principality

Prin`ci*pal"i*ty, n.; pl. Principalities. Etym: [l. principalitas Preëminence, excellence: cf. F. principalité, principauté. See Principal.]

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 wales.