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

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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

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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

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