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principalities

British  
/ ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪtɪz /

plural noun

  1. Also called: princedoms(often capital) the seventh of the nine orders into which the angels are divided in medieval angelology

"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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Local news outlets reported fires have broken out between the Samacá and Cucaita principalities, citing Samacá fire department authorities, who say high temperatures and strong winds have caused rapid spreading of the fires.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

"Districts of the capital are not separate principalities where you can walk around in white gloves and neglect your duties," he said, adding that he would not tolerate "sabotage".

From Reuters • Jun. 2, 2023

They begin: "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

“There is absolutely nothing you or any of the other powers and principalities can do to stop us.”

From New York Times • Jul. 8, 2022

Some of them stayed on grants as large as principalities, given to them by Spanish kings who had not the faintest idea of the gift.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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