— palatinal , adj.
/peuh lat"n ayt', -it/ , n.
1. the . either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one ( Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate ) is now part of Rhineland-Palatinate and the other ( Upper Palatinate ) is now part of Bavaria.
2. a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
3. ( l.c. ) the territory under the jurisdiction of a palatine.
[ PALATINE 1 + -ATE 1 ]