PALATINE


Meaning of PALATINE in English

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.