principality

/ˈprɪnsəˌpælədi/

Other forms: principalities

Definitions of principality

1. noun

   territory ruled by a prince
   synonyms: princedom

   examples:

   Cambria

   one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; during Roman times the region was known as Cambria

   Principality of Monaco

   a constitutional monarchy in a tiny enclave on the French Riviera

   Muscovy

   a Russian principality in the 13th to 16th centuries; Moscow was the capital

   type of:

   demesne, domain, land

   territory over which rule or control is exercised