principate

[ prin-suh-peyt ]

noun

1. supreme power or office.

principate

/ ˈprɪnsɪˌpeɪt /

noun

1. a state ruled by a prince
2. a form of rule in the early Roman Empire in which some republican forms survived

Word History and Origins

Origin of principate¹

1300–50; Middle English < Latin prīncipātus, equivalent to prīncip- ( prince ) + -ātus -ate ³

Example Sentences

One result of the establishment of the Principate was the consolidation of the public domain.

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The formal recitation, recitation as a 'function', would seem to be the creation of the Principate.

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No young women were allowed to be present at the commedia del arte in the first times of the principate at Florence.

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How, then, is it lawful to incriminate the Principate of the whole Church?

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Under the principate their status underwent a marked decline.

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