1. principate - Noun
2. principate - Adjective
Principality; supreme rule.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAs Tacitus wrote, the younger generations alive in AD 14 had never known any form of government other than the Principate. Source: Internet
As the Republic wore on, the term of military service increased from ten to the sixteen years formalised by Augustus in the Principate. Source: Internet
Mackay (2004), 186. Eck (2003), 129. Stability and staying power A final reason for the Second Settlement was to give the Principate constitutional stability and staying power in case something happened to Princeps Augustus. Source: Internet
Joseph II, however, by creating a powerful imperial officialdom directed from Vienna, undercut the dominant position of the Milanese principate and the traditions of jurisdiction and administration. Source: Internet
Everett (2006), 217. Almost as importantly, the Principate now had constitutional stability. Source: Internet
From the Principate onwards, private citizens could hold munera and own gladiators only under Imperial permission, and the role of editor was increasingly tied to state officialdom. Source: Internet