principate
principate synonyms
principate definitions
adj
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Primary; principal.
noun
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The office of one who is principal or preeminent (such as a prince); the quality or status of being principal; preeminence.
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The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained; the reign of any particular emperor during said period.
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A state ruled by a prince; a principality.