PALATINATE


Meaning of PALATINATE in English

/ pəˈlætɪnət; NAmE / noun

1.

[ C ] the area ruled by a Count Palatine (= a ruler with the power of a king or queen)

2.

the Palatinate [ sing. ] the land of the German Empire that was ruled over by the Count Palatine of the Rhine

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