principate

[ prin-suh-peyt ]

/ ˈprɪn səˌpeɪt /

noun

supreme power or office.

Origin of principate

1300–50; Middle English <Latin prīncipātus, equivalent to prīncip- (see prince) + -ātus-ate³

Words nearby principate

principal plane, principal point, principal quantum number, principal rafter, principal value, principate, Príncipe, principium, principle, principled, principle of complementarity

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Example sentences from the Web for principate

It was useless to demand that a man be proclaimed to the principate if that man be dead.
"Unto Caesar"|Baroness Emmuska Orczy
That decree defines the Principate to be an episcopal power of jurisdiction, which is immediate, over the whole Church.
The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
One result of the establishment of the Principate was the consolidation of the public domain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3|Various
Under the principate their status underwent a marked decline.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10|Various

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

British Dictionary definitions for principate

principate

/ (ˈprɪnsɪˌpeɪt) /

noun

a state ruled by a prince

a form of rule in the early Roman Empire in which some republican forms survived

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单词	principate
释义	principate [ prin-suh-peyt ] / ˈprɪn səˌpeɪt / noun supreme power or office. Origin of principate 1300–50; Middle English <Latin prīncipātus, equivalent to prīncip- (see prince) + -ātus-ate³ Words nearby principate principal plane, principal point, principal quantum number, principal rafter, principal value, principate, Príncipe, principium, principle, principled, principle of complementarity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for principate It was useless to demand that a man be proclaimed to the principate if that man be dead. "Unto Caesar"\|Baroness Emmuska Orczy That decree defines the Principate to be an episcopal power of jurisdiction, which is immediate, over the whole Church. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI\|Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies One result of the establishment of the Principate was the consolidation of the public domain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3\|Various Under the principate their status underwent a marked decline. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10\|Various No young women were allowed to be present at the commedia del arte in the first times of the principate at Florence. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner British Dictionary definitions for principate principate / (ˈprɪnsɪˌpeɪt) / noun a state ruled by a prince 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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