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Webster 1913 Edition


Principate

Prin′ci-pate

,
Noun.
[L.
principatus
: cf. F.
principat
.]
Principality; supreme rule.
[Obs.]
Barrow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Principate

PRIN'CIPATE

,
Noun.
Principality; supreme rule.

Definition 2024


principate

principate

English

Noun

principate

  1. (in Ancient Rome) The period of the early Roman Empire during which some characteristics of republican government were retained