princedom
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8.9
- noun
- /ˈprɪnsdəm/
:
principado
- She works with the enemy, and Lady Aurar is her courier, as traitorous as she is, for the same reason: desire for a princedom.
- Princedom of Epirus
- Princedom of Northern
Examples
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The highborns of eight princedoms had gathered here.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Succinctly, my father has refused Laric permission to cross the Ussh and march through our lands on his way to save his princedom."
Fiction book (1992) -
Our little princedom by the sea.
Fiction book (1994) -
There is a huge map of the city against one wall: the place has been converted from a political princedom to an operational headquarters.
Fiction book (2002) -
Here, in the library that was the prize of all the princedoms, there was nothing.
Fiction book (1992) -
Andry's duty was to protect the princedoms.
Fiction book (1992) -
In 900 B.C., a smaller settlement with no great ambitions grew at the site and became part of the Princedom of Hamat.
Academic text (2007) -
Totally honest with himself, if not with those around him, he knew his actions were motivated by equal parts ambition for his future, loathing for his brother, and love for his princedom.
Fiction book (1992) -
Dragons who appeared and vanished at command were more dangerous to discipline than the combined armies of all the princedoms.
Fiction book (1992) -
The prince ruled over a small princedom nestled in the mountains, where his authority was respected by all.
Synonyms
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7.4
A small country ruled by a prince
A small state ruled by a prince
How Powerful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Princedom comes from prince and the ending -dom; prince once meant 'first' or leader, and -dom means a 'state' or 'domain', just like in kingdom. So a princedom is the land or rank that a prince rules.