English-Thai Dictionary
principality
N ดินแดน ที่ ปกครอง โดย เจ้าชาย realm country din-dan-ti-pok-krong-do-jao-chai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRINCIPALITY
n. 1. Sovereignty; supreme power.
2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. Titus 3:1.
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. Jeremiah 13:18.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
principality
prin ci pal i ty |ˌprinsəˈpalətē ˌprɪnsəˈpælədi | ▶noun ( pl. principalities ) 1 a state ruled by a prince. • ( the Principality ) Brit. Wales. 2 (principalities ) (in traditional Christian angelology ) the fifth highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the rank of a prince ): from Old French principalite, from late Latin principalitas, from Latin principalis ‘first, original ’ (see principal ).
Oxford Dictionary
principality
prin ¦ci |pal ¦ity |ˌprɪnsɪˈpalɪti | ▶noun ( pl. principalities ) 1 a state ruled by a prince. • ( the Principality ) Brit. Wales. 2 (principalities ) (in traditional Christian angelology ) the fifth-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. ORIGIN Middle English (denoting the rank of a prince ): from Old French principalite, from late Latin principalitas, from Latin principalis ‘first, original ’ (see principal ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
principality
prin ci pal i ty /prɪ̀nsəpǽləti /名詞 複 -ties 1 C (princeが支配する )公国 ; 公国の支配 (権 ).2 ｟英 ｠〖the P- 〗ウェールズ (!英国皇太子の正式呼称がPrince of Walesであることから ) .3 〖-ties 〗〘神学 〙権 （けん ）天使 〘天使9階級中の第7位; →angel 1 〙.
The Wordsmith Dictionary