[{"word":"principate","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The early period of the Roman Empire, during which some characteristics of the government of the Roman Republic were retained; the reign of any particular emperor during said period.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The office of one who is principal or preeminent (such as a prince); the quality or status of being principal; preeminence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A state ruled by a prince; a principality.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["princedom","primacy","principality","princedom","principality"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Primary; principal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/principate"]}]