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palatinate¹

  • /pəˈlætɪnɪt/
  • /pəˈlætɪneɪt/

noun palatinates

  1. The office or rank of a palatine.
  2. A territory ruled by a palatine.
  3. A native or inhabitant of such a territory.

palatinate²

  • /pəˈlætɪnɪt/
  • /pəˈlætɪneɪt/

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.

Palatinate³

  • /pəˈlætɪnɪt/
  • /pəˈlætɪneɪt/

Where it comes from

A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate.

proper noun the Palatinate

  1. historical Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
  2. historical The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire. Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...

    Similar: County Palatinate of the Rhine, Rhenish Palatinate

  3. The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.

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noun office or rank of a palatine

Françaispalatinat
Italianopalatinato
Românăpalatinat

noun territory ruled by a palatine

Françaispalatinat
Italianopalatinato
Românăpalatinat

name Palatinate

中文普法爾茨 /普法尔茨 Pǔfǎ'ěrcí
हिन्दीपलैटिनेट palaiṭineṭ
FrançaisPalatinat
DeutschPfalz, Rheinpfalz

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@misc{palatinate_2026,
  title = {palatinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palatinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}