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principate

[ prin-suh-peyt ]

noun

  1. supreme power or office.


principate

/ ˈprɪnsɪˌpeɪt /

noun

  1. a state ruled by a prince
  2. a form of rule in the early Roman Empire in which some republican forms survived
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of principate1

1300–50; Middle English < Latin prīncipātus, equivalent to prīncip- ( prince ) + -ātus -ate 3
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Example Sentences

One result of the establishment of the Principate was the consolidation of the public domain.

The formal recitation, recitation as a 'function', would seem to be the creation of the Principate.

No young women were allowed to be present at the commedia del arte in the first times of the principate at Florence.

How, then, is it lawful to incriminate the Principate of the whole Church?

Under the principate their status underwent a marked decline.

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