English-Thai Dictionary
principate
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PRINCIPATE
n.Principality; supreme rule.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PRINCIPATE
Prin "ci *pate, n. Etym: [L. principatus: cf. F. principat.]
Defn: Principality; supreme rule. [Obs. ] Barrow.
New American Oxford Dictionary
principate
prin ci pate |ˈprinsəˌpāt, -pət ˈprɪnsəpeɪt | ▶noun the rule of the early Roman emperors, during which some features of republican government were retained. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a principality ): from Latin principatus ‘first place, ’ from princeps, princip- ‘first, chief ’ (see prince ). The sense ‘rule of the emperors ’ dates from the mid 19th cent.
Oxford Dictionary
principate
principate |ˈprɪnsɪpət | ▶noun the rule of the early Roman emperors, during which some features of republican government were retained. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a principality ): from Latin principatus ‘first place ’, from princeps, princip- ‘first, chief ’ (see prince ). The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.