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Principality
Open directlySmith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
In several passages of the New Testament the term “principalities and powers” appears to denote different orders of angels, good or bad. See (Ephesians 6:12)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
PRINCIPAL'ITY, in the expression "principalities and powers," Dan Eph. 1:2l; Deut 3:6; Col 1:16; Num 2:10, etc., denotes an order of angels.
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Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
PRINCIPAL'ITY, in the expression "principalities and powers," Dan Eph. 1:2l; Deut 3:6; Col 1:16; Num 2:10, etc., denotes an order of angels.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.