princedom

[ prins-duhm ]

noun
  1. the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.

  2. the territory of a prince; principality.

  1. princedoms, (in medieval angelology) principalities.: Compare angel (def. 1).

Origin of princedom

1
First recorded in 1550–60; prince + -dom

Words Nearby princedom

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How to use princedom in a sentence

  • All hope of the building up of a wider princedom passed away.

    History of the English People | John Richard Green
  • His vows, his priesthood, his princedom of Holy Church were written in fire before his eyes.

    Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • But, save at the hour of bridal itself, he spent all his time with the treasurer of the princedom of Courtland.

    Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
  • No,I must play a humble third or even fourth on your list where Royalty is concerned,my princedom is alas!

    The Sorrows of Satan | Marie Corelli
  • Polyphron governed for a year, and by the year's end he had refashioned his princedom into the likeness of a tyranny.

    Hellenica | Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for princedom

princedom

/ (ˈprɪnsdəm) /


noun
  1. the dignity, rank, or position of a prince

  2. a land ruled by a prince; principality

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