principality

Questions about principality

What does principality mean?

principality means "territory ruled by a prince".

How many syllables are in principality?

principality has 5 syllables: prin-ci-pal-i-ty. The stress falls on "pal". In IPA it is /ˌpɹɪnsɪˈpælɪti/.

What is another word for principality?

Close synonyms include princedom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is principality a common word?

principality is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.