principauté

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin principālitās. Morphologically, from principal +‎ -té. Doublet of principalité.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʁɛ̃.si.po.te/

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Noun

principauté f (plural principautés)

1. principality (region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess)

   principauté de Monaco ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   principauté de Liège ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. princedom

Further reading

• “principauté”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.