COUNT PALATINE


Meaning of COUNT PALATINE in English

pl. counts palatine .

1. (formerly, in Germany) a count having jurisdiction in his fief or province.

2. Also called earl palatine . Eng. Hist. an earl or other county proprietor who exercised royal prerogatives within his county.

[ 1590-1600 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .