պետութիւն

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From պետ (pet) +‎ -ութիւն (-utʻiwn).

Noun

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պետութիւն (petutʻiwn)

  1. command, rule, reign, sway, domination, dominion, authority, power
    պետութիւնքpetutʻiwnkʻpowers (hierarchy of angels)
    հոգեւոր պետութիւնքhogewor petutʻiwnkʻecclesiastical principalities, bishops, etc
  2. government, state, kingdom, empire

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: պետություն (petutʻyun)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պետութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy