palatinate

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/pəˈlætɪnɪt//pəˈlætɪneɪt/

noun

The office or rank of a palatine.

Similar
County Palatinate of the RhineRhenish Palatinate
OriginLatin palātīnātus →
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Meanings

palatinate1

nounpalatinate (plural palatinates)

plural 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

adjectivepalatinate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.

Palatinate3

proper nounthe Palatinate
  1. historicalAny of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
  2. Any of various historical counties palatinate
    1. historicalThe 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...

      1759, George Sale et al., “The Modern Part of an Universal History”, in History of the German Empire, volume XXIX, page 2

      Synonyms: County Palatinate of the Rhine, Rhenish Palatinate

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

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.

Similar
County Palatinate of the RhineRhenish Palatinate
Also see
county palatinate of the rhinepalatine

Origin

palatinate · noun

  1. LatinPalātium
  2. Latinpalātium
  3. Latinpalātīnus
  4. Latinpalātīnātus
  5. Englishpalatinate

Borrowed from Latin palātīnātus.

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palatinate · adjective

From palatine + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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Palatinate · proper noun

A shortened form of various counties palatinate; see palatinate.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 普法爾茨 /普法尔茨
  • 普法爾茨 /普法尔茨 (Pǔfǎ'ěrcí)Palatinate
Czech Falc
  • FalcPalatinate
Dutch Palts
  • PaltsPalatinate
Finnish Pfalz
  • PfalzPalatinate
French palatinat, palatinat
  • palatinatoffice or rank of a palatine
  • palatinatterritory ruled by a palatine
  • PalatinatPalatinate
German Pfalz, Rheinpfalz
  • PfalzPalatinate
  • RheinpfalzPalatinate
Hindi पलैटिनेट
  • पलैटिनेट (palaiṭineṭ)Palatinate
Italian palatinato, palatinato
  • palatinatooffice or rank of a palatine
  • palatinatoterritory ruled by a palatine
Latin palātīnātus, palātīnātus
  • palātīnātusoffice or rank of a palatine
  • palātīnātusterritory ruled by a palatine
Polish palatynat, palatynat
  • palatynatoffice or rank of a palatine
  • palatynatterritory ruled by a palatine
  • PalatynatPalatinate
Romanian palatinat, palatinat
  • palatinatoffice or rank of a palatine
  • palatinatterritory ruled by a palatine
Yiddish פֿאַלץ
  • פֿאַלץ (falts)Palatinate
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