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principality
c.1300, "position of a prince," from O.Fr.
principalite
(Fr.
principauté
), from L.L.
principalitatem
(nom.
principalitas
), from
principalis
(see
principal
). Meaning "region or state ruled by a prince" is attested from c.1400.