OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 53904

principate

/ˈpɹɪns.əˌpeɪt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
principado
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.
The history of the courts and of judicial procedure during the principate is closely parallel to that of the government as a whole.
The transition from republic to Principate brought a new and potent factor into the legal picture of the Roman state, the princeps or emperor.
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