different between jurisdiction vs principality

English

Etymology

From Latin i?risdicti?.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?????s?d?k??n/, /d????s?d?k??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??????s?d?k??n/, /d??????s?d?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• Hyphenation: ju?ris?dic?tion

Noun

jurisdiction (countable and uncountable, plural jurisdictions)

1. The power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law.
2. The power or right to exercise authority.
3. The power or right to perform some action as part of applying the law.
4. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate.
5. The limits or territory within which authority may be exercised.

Synonyms

• (power or right to exercise authority): power
• (historical, UK): oyer and terminer, soc and sac

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• control

English

Etymology

From Middle English principalte, principalite, from Anglo-Norman principalté, Middle French principalté, from Late Latin pr?ncip?lit?s, from Latin pr?ncip?lis (“principal”) + -t?s. Equivalent to principal +? -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??ns??pæl?ti/
• Hyphenation: prin?ci?pal?i?ty

Noun

principality (countable and uncountable, plural principalities)

1. (countable) A region or sovereign nation headed by a prince or princess. [from 14th c.]
   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 14:

     At this time Russia consisted of a dozen or so principalities, which were frequently at war with one another.

2. (theology, countable) A spiritual being, specifically in Christian angelology, the fifth level of angels, ranked above powers and below dominions. [from 16th c.]
3. (obsolete) The state of being a prince or ruler; sovereignty, absolute authority. [14th-19th c.]
4. (now rare) The state of being principal; pre-eminence. [from 14th c.]

Translations

See also

• choirs of angels
• dominion
• power