English Explanatory Dictionary

palatinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The office or rank of a palatine.
  2. A territory ruled by a palatine.
  3. A native or inhabitant of such a territory.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.
name
  1. Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
  2. Any of various historical counties palatinate
  3. The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.
  4. The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.

Pronunciation

/pəˈlætɪnɪt/ /pəˈlætɪneɪt/

Word forms

palatinate palatinates the Palatinate

Etymology

From palatine + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, the concrete charge of it).

Synonyms

County Palatinate of the Rhine Rhenish Palatinate

Derived words

count palatinate county palatinate palatinate blue palatinate purple Rhineland-Palatinate Upper Palatinate Lower Palatinate Palatinate Forest
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