palatinate
noun
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Pronunciation: /pəˈlætɪnɪt/ / /pəˈlætɪneɪt/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English palatine Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English palatinate From palatine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
- Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.
name
Etymology: A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate.
- Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
- Any of various historical counties palatinate
“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...”
- The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Palātium Latin palātium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin palātīnus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin palātīnātusbor. English palatinate Borrowed from Latin palātīnātus.
- The office or rank of a palatine.
- A territory ruled by a palatine.
- A native or inhabitant of such a territory.