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adj
Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.
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name
Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
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Usage: historical
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name
Any of various historical counties palatinate
The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Usage: historical
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name
The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.
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Topics: geography, natural-sciences
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noun
The office or rank of a palatine.
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noun
A territory ruled by a palatine.
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noun
A native or inhabitant of such a territory.
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noun
a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
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Broader terms: district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
noun
a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
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Synonyms: Pfalz
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Broader terms: district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion
History
Etymology tree English palatine Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English palatinate From palatine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate.
Etymology tree Latin Palātium Latin palātium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin palātīnus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin palātīnātusbor. English palatinate Borrowed from Latin palātīnātus.
Across languages
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