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principalities

British

/ ˌprɪnsɪˈpælɪtɪz /

plural noun

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

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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

Rather than adopting a common currency, legal system, or representative assembly, the Holy Roman Empire remained a patchwork of semiautonomous principalities.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

“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

The 19th-century unification of Germany’s jealous principalities proved equally difficult.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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