Principalities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Principality \Prin`ci*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Principalities}. [L.
     principalitas pre["e]minence, excellence: cf. F.
     principalit['e], principaut['e]. See {Principal}.]
     1. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority;
        predominance; high, or the highest, station. --Sir P.
        Sidney.


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              Your principalities shall come down, even the crown
              of your glory.                        --Jer. xiii.
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              The prerogative and principality above everything
              else.                                 --Jer. Taylor.
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     2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. "Next upstood
        Nisroch, of principalities the prime." --Milton.
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     3. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country
        which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of
        Wales.
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