principality

• 'They brought nothing but a basket of water-cress, which the lady said had been freshly picked and ought not to be wasted With great dignity the hermit advanced to the Prince, and by his side walked his daughter, who was so beautiful in her silks and laces that the Prince found it impossible to remove his eyes from her In order to explain this change in our appearance,' said the hermit, 'I will state that the Dowager from whom you rented this principality is my brother's widow. —  John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein
• Put them all under the same dispensation and where would be your races In the old days the raison d'κtre of the principality was the power to prey upon commerce. —  Riviera Towns
• The lord placed at the head of a principality was an unlimited despot, accountable to no one but God for his administration. —  The Empire of Russia
• I fancy that a villa could be got there very reasonably, and as the morals of all the inhabitants are scrupulously cared for by the administration of the Casino, and no one living in the principality is allowed to frequent the gaming-tables, it is probable that domestic service is good and cheap. —  Roman Holidays, and Others
• There will be nothing left for Her Royal Highness to rule save a tract so small that the word principality will be a travesty and a jest. —  Graustark

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