principalité

French

Etymology

From principal +‎ -ité. From Latin principalitātem. Doublet of principauté.

Noun

principalité f (plural principalités)

1. headmastership, headship

Usage notes

• The translation of the English word principality is principauté.

Further reading

• “principalité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.