principality

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. countable
    — At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities, which were frequently at war with one another.
  2. A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers. countable
  3. The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority. countable,obsolete,uncountable
  4. The state of being principal; pre-eminence. archaic,countable,uncountable

词形变化

principalities plural

词汇关系

衍生词
coprincipality princessipality Principality of Andorra Principality of Asturias Principality of Iberia Principality of Kakheti
相关词
choirs of angels archangel power

词源

From Middle English principalte, principalite, from Anglo-Norman principalté, Middle French principalté, from Late Latin prīncipālitās, from Latin prīncipālis (“principal”) + -tās. Equivalent to principal + -ity.
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