principate (English, noun)
expansion: principate (countable and uncountable, plural principates)
Senses:
glosses: The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained; the reign of any particular emperor during said period.
tags: Ancient-Rome
countable
uncountable
glosses: The office of one who is principal or preeminent (such as a prince); the quality or status of being principal; preeminence.
tags: countable
uncountable
glosses: A state ruled by a prince; a principality.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: principates
tags: plural