princedom

American

[prins-duhm] / ˈprɪns dəm /

noun

the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
the territory of a prince; principality.
princedoms, (in medieval angelology) principalities.

princedom British

/ ˈprɪnsdəm /

noun

the dignity, rank, or position of a prince
a land ruled by a prince; principality

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Etymology

Origin of princedom

First recorded in 1550–60; prince + -dom

Example Sentences

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Charles XII faced by an attempt by Denmark, joined by the German princedom of Saxony, to reassert its sovereignty in 1700.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

What he wanted to do was to advise a ruler on how to acquire a princedom and hang on to it.

From The Guardian • Oct. 9, 2010

One wonders what might have happened to Houseman had the Great Depression not ejected him from his merchant princedom in the grain-trading business.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pretty princedom of Monaco, the center of Europe's playboy country, has now become the central redoubt of Protestant evangelism.

From Time Magazine Archive

And Aragorn gave to Faramir Ithilien to be his princedom, and bade him dwell in the hills of Emyn Arnen within sight of the City.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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