Principality vs District - What's the difference?
principality | district |
(obsolete) The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.
A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess.
* 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p. 14:
(theology) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions.
An administrative division of an area.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
, title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=Foreword An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
(UK) An administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
(obsolete) rigorous; stringent; harsh
* Foxe
As a noun principality
is (obsolete) the state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority.As a proper noun district is
(with determiner|informal) the district of columbia, the federal district of the united states.principality
English
Noun
(principalities)- At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities , which were frequently at war with one another.
See also
* choirs of angels * dominion * powerdistrict
English
(wikipedia district)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War. […]’}}
- the Soho district of London
- the Lake District in Cumbria
- South Oxfordshire District Council
Derived terms
* congressional district * districthood * electoral district * school districtDerived terms
* redistrictAdjective
(en adjective)- punishing with the rod of district severity