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/pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/ · noun
(countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess..
At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities, which were frequently at war with one another.
The principality of Freedonia (www.freedonia.org), an earnest collective of secessionist superlibertarians based in Boston, falls into the first category.
Use principality when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Principality means (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess..
Common synonyms include princedom.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities, which were frequently at war with one another.
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