Meanings
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noun
a territory or state ruled by a prince
The mountain princedom controlled the main pass through the region.
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noun
the rank, authority, or rule of a prince
He inherited the princedom after his elder brother's death.
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Formed in English from prince + -dom. The suffix -dom can denote both a state or rank and the territory governed by someone, which accounts for princedom's two historical senses: the condition of being a prince and a prince's domain.