princedom

[ prins-duh m ]

/ ˈprɪns dəm /

noun

the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.

the territory of a prince; principality.

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

Nearby words

prince's feather, prince's island, prince's-feather, prince's-pine, prince, the, princedom, princedoms, princekin, princeling, princely, princeps

Origin of princedom

First recorded in 1550–60; prince + -dom

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Examples from the Web for princedom

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
There needs only your decease to set him on the throne of the Princedom.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
Or was the Princedom of the Air "in commission" all that time?
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury
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

He had not yet taken up his sceptre, as it were, and had none of the manners of princedom.
The Socialist|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for princedom

princedom

/ (ˈprɪnsdəm) /

noun

the dignity, rank, or position of a prince

a land ruled by a prince; principality

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