principat

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin principātus.

Pronunciation

Noun

principat m (plural principats)

  1. principality

Usage notes

  • El Principat is a commonly-used shorthand for the Principality of Catalonia (in Catalan, Principat de Catalunya), which comprised the current autonomous community of Catalonia and the region of Roussillon (Catalan: Catalunya Nord), now part of France. More loosely, it is also used for the autonomous community alone.

Derived terms

  • coprincipat
  • gran principat

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French principat and Latin principātus. By surface analysis, principe + -at.

Noun

principat n (plural principate)

  1. principality

Declension

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