PALATINATE
palatinate
(noun) a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
Palatinate, Pfalz
(noun) a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
palatinate (plural palatinates)
The office or rank of a palatine.
A territory ruled by a palatine.
A native or inhabitant of such a territory.
Adjective
palatinate (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.
Etymology
Proper noun
the Palatinate
(geography, historical) Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.
(geography) The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.
Synonyms
• (German state): See County Palatinate of the Rhine
• (German region): Rhenish Palatinate
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*lat"i*nate, n. Etym: [F. palatinat. See Palatine.]
Definition: The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a
palatine. Howell.
Pa*lat"i*nate, v. t.
Definition: To make a palatinate of. [Obs.] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition