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principate
CIDE DICTIONARY
principate, n. [L. principatus: cf. F. principat.].
Principality; supreme rule. Barrow. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
principate, n.
1 a State ruled by a prince.
2 Rom.Hist. the rule of the early emperors during which some republican forms were retained.
1 a State ruled by a prince.
2 Rom.Hist. the rule of the early emperors during which some republican forms were retained.
Etymology
ME f. OF principat or L principatus first place
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