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The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of Wales.

ever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also prise.] Prize court, a court having jurisdiction of all captures made in war on the high seas. Bouvier. -- Prize fight, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists, for a stake or wager. -- Prize fighter, one who fights publicly for a reward; -- applied esp. to a…

The right or jurisdiction of proving wills.

The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his office.

trict or division of a country, especially an ecclesiastical division, over which one has jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises ecclesiastical authority.

Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod. Ayliffe.

a fence to the quarter-deck. -- Quarter sessions (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in counties and by the recorders in boroughs. -- Quarter square (Math.), the fourth part of the square of a number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to save labor in…

A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom. The absolute master of realms on which the sun perpetually alone. Motley.

Royalty; ssovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction. [Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie. Spenser. He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage in all points of regality. Bacon.

Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents; deputed or vicarious government. Sir W. Temple.

A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority.

One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York, in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West, Riding. Blackstone.

The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. Dr. T. Dwight.

f the Jews, which consisted of seventy members, to whom the high priest was added. It had jurisdiction of religious matters.

The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality. Milton.

Specifically: (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York. (b) The seat of an archibishop; a province or jurisdiction of an archibishop; as, an archiepiscopal see. (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman pontiff; as, the papal see. (d) The pope or his c…

The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor. [Written also seigneury, and seignory.]

The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a seneschal.

The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See Shrievalty.

The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff; sheriffalty. It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall have election of sheriff in every shire where the shrievalty is not of inheritance. Blackstone.