PALADIN


Meaning of PALADIN in English

n. hist. 1 any of the twelve peers of Charlemagne's court, of whom the Count Palatine was the chief. 2 a knight errant; a champion.

[ F paladin f. It. paladino f. L palatinus: see PALATINE(1) ]

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