Meaning
principality
- principality (region)
- princedom
In a sentence
Il principato è piccolo, ma molto tranquillo.
The principality is small, but very peaceful.
Hai visitato quel principato sul mare?
Have you visited that principality by the sea?
Non conosco bene la storia del principato.
I don't know the history of the princedom well.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| principato | masculine · singular |
| principati | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use principato for a territory ruled by a prince; for the ruler’s title or rank, use principato less often than principato as a historical-political term.
- More formal and historical than stato or regno. It often appears in history, politics, and geography texts.
- Usually takes di before the place or ruling house: il Principato di Monaco, il principato dei Medici.