\Prin`ci*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Principalities}. [L.
principalitas pre["e]minence, excellence: cf. F.
principalit['e], principaut['e]. See {Principal}.]
1. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority;
   predominance; high, or the highest, station. --Sir P.
   Sidney.
         Your principalities shall come down, even the crown
         of your glory.                        --Jer. xiii.
                                               18.
         The prerogative and principality above everything
         else.                                 --Jer. Taylor.
2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. ``Next upstood
   Nisroch, of principalities the prime.'' --Milton.
3. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country
   which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of
   Wales.