adj. (also Palatine) hist. 1 (of an official or feudal lord) having local authority that elsewhere belongs only to a sovereign (Count Palatine). 2 (of a territory) subject to this authority.
[ ME f. F palatin -ine f. L palatinus of the PALACE ]
PALATINE
Meaning of PALATINE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012