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palatinate (iou)



palatinate noun. L16.
[from PALATINE noun1 + -ATE1.]
Chiefly Hist.
the Palatinate, the territory of the German Empire ruled by the Count Palatine of the Rhine; the area of modern Germany corresponding to this. L16.
A county palatine in England or Ireland. Also, an American colony whose proprietors had palatine rights. E17.
The territory under the jurisdiction of a palatine. M17.
A native or inhabitant of the German Palatinate. E18.