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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).

  1. Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.

name

Etymology: A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate.

  1. Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
  2. 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...

  3. 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.

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