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- 1. a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine. historical
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Jun 6, 2015 · ˈ (p)fälts. either of two districts of southwestern Germany once ruled by counts palatine of the Holy Roman Empire: the Rhenish Palatinate on the Rhine River east of Saarland and the Upper Palatinate on the Danube River around Regensburg see rhineland-palatinate.
3 meanings: a territory ruled by a palatine prince or noble or count palatine 1. → See the Palatinate 2. a native or inhabitant.... Click for more definitions.
Palatinate definition: either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire. See examples of PALATINATE used in a sentence.
Palatinate, in German history, the lands of the count palatine, a title held by a leading secular prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Geographically, the Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower, Palatinate and the Upper Palatinate.
Definition of palatinate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the word palatinate is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for palatinate is from 1577, in a letter by Philip Sidney, author and courtier. palatinate is a borrowing from Latin.
Jun 4, 2024 · /pəˈlætnˌeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: palatinates. Definitions of palatinate. noun. a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Palatinate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/palatinate. Accessed 04 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.
Pa·lat·i·nate. (pə-lăt′n-ĭt) Either of two historical districts and former states of southern Germany. The Lower Palatinate is in southwest Germany between Luxembourg and the Rhine River; the Upper Palatinate is to the east in eastern Bavaria.
noun. The territory ruled by a palatine. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person born or living in the Palatinate. Webster's New World. Synonyms: pfalz. mandate. province. country. pronoun. A historical region of Germany, originally a territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Wiktionary. Advertisement. adjective.
Jun 7, 2024 · Proper noun. [ edit] the Palatinate. ( 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. [ edit]
