principality

n. 公国, 封色, 侯国, 首长的职位, 校长的权力, 校长的职位, 首长的权力

发音

其它 /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/
US /pɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/

词形变化

principalities 复数 principalities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.

    公国

    亲王国

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the third lowest level of angels, ranked above archangels and below powers.

    可数 宗教 不可数
  3. 3.

    The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  4. 4.

    The state of being principal; pre-eminence.

    古体 可数 不可数

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词源

From Middle English principalte, principalite, from Anglo-Norman principalté, Middle French principalté, from Late Latin prīncipālitās, from Latin prīncipālis (“principal”) + -tās. Equivalent to principal + -ity.

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