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  • noun Plural form of princedom.

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Examples

  • "Brothers have been the ruin of Welsh princedoms through all ages," Cadfael observed ruefully.

    His Disposition 2010

  • Not all the centuries of fitful contact between Dublin and Wales had been by way of invasion and rapine, a good many marriages had been made between the princedoms, and a fair measure of honest commerce been profitable to both parties.

    His Disposition 2010

  • I imagine, though I don't know, that the pre-eminence of Gwynedd among the Welsh princedoms in Llewellyn Fawr's time has its roots in Merfyn and his dynasty.

    A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

  • The spiritual dominions, princedoms, and powers execute the love, knowledge, and power of God relative to the general structure, order, and governance of the cosmos.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Overall, the heavenly hierarchy moves from the freedom and might of contemplative adoration (by the seraphim, cherubim, and ophanim) through principled order and sovereignty (ruled by the dominions, princedoms, and powers) to active service toward others in a spirit of compassion and care (by the virtues, archangels, and angels).

    Archive 2007-09-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Overall, the heavenly hierarchy moves from the freedom and might of contemplative adoration (by the seraphim, cherubim, and ophanim) through principled order and sovereignty (ruled by the dominions, princedoms, and powers) to active service toward others in a spirit of compassion and care (by the virtues, archangels, and angels).

    All you wanted to know about angels Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • The spiritual dominions, princedoms, and powers execute the love, knowledge, and power of God relative to the general structure, order, and governance of the cosmos.

    All you wanted to know about angels Fr Timothy Matkin 2007

  • Now that the Qin have conquered the Mariha princedoms, that border lies right up against the most powerful and largest empire known.

    Spirit Gate 2006

  • The spiritual dominions, princedoms, and powers execute the love, knowledge, and power of God relative to the general structure, order, and governance of the cosmos.

    Archive 2005-09-01 Fr Timothy Matkin 2005

  • The spiritual dominions, princedoms, and powers execute the love, knowledge, and power of God relative to the general structure, order, and governance of the cosmos.

    Michaelmas Fr Timothy Matkin 2005

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