noun
Meaning 1
The rule, rank, estate etc. of a prince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Near-synonym: princeship
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: princeship
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
princedom
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noun
Meaning 2
territory ruled by a prince
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: principality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: domain, demesne, land
Narrower terms: Wales, Cymru, Cambria, Monaco, Principality of Monaco, Muscovy
noun
Meaning 3
the dignity or rank or position of a prince
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rank
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English prince Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dhóh1mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English princedom From prince + -dom.
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