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princely state en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank.
2. (India, Pakistan, historical, qualifier:more specifically) A political state, in the widest sense, which is ruled as or like a principality in the generic sense, regardless of the ruler's actual title and rank. ▸ A vassal state under the indirect rule of the British Raj, which is governed by an Indian ruler.

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nl vorstenland (autonomous colonial territory under indigenous ruler)