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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin principālitās. Morphologically, from principal +‎ -té. Doublet of principalité.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pʁɛ̃.si.po.te/
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Noun

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principauté f (plural principautés)

  1. principality (region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess)
    principauté de Monaco(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    principauté de Liège(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. princedom

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