Prin'çi-päl'i-ty, n.

n. [Fr. principalité, principauté, Pr. principalitat, Sp. principalidad, It. principalità, Lat. principalitas. See supra.]

1. Sovereignty; supreme power. Sidney.
2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. Milton.
3. The territory of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales.
4. Superiority; predominance. [Obs.] “The prerogative and principality above every thing else.” Bp. Taylor.