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ˈ (p)fälts. either of two districts of southwestern Germany once ruled by counts palatine of the Holy Roman Empire: the Rhenish Palatinate on the Rhine River east of Saarland and the Upper Palatinate on the Danube River around Regensburg see rhineland-palatinate.
The Electoral Palatinate (German: Kurpfalz) or the Palatinate (Pfalz), officially the Electorate of the Palatinate (Kurfürstentum Pfalz), was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire.
noun. the Palatinate, either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one Lower Palatinate, or Rhine Palatinate is now part of Rhineland-Palatinate and the other Upper Palatinate is now part of Bavaria. a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
3 meanings: a territory ruled by a palatine prince or noble or count palatine 1. → See the Palatinate 2. a native or inhabitant.... Click for more definitions.
Palatinate, in German history, the lands of the count palatine, a title held by a leading secular prince of the Holy Roman Empire. Geographically, the Palatinate was divided between two small territorial clusters: the Rhenish, or Lower, Palatinate and the Upper Palatinate.
Definition of palatinate noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The earliest known use of the word palatinate is in the late 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for palatinate is from 1577, in a letter by Philip Sidney, author and courtier. palatinate is a borrowing from Latin.
noun. The territory ruled by a palatine. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A person born or living in the Palatinate. Webster's New World. Synonyms: pfalz. mandate. province. country. pronoun. A historical region of Germany, originally a territory of the Holy Roman Empire. Wiktionary. Advertisement. adjective.
Jul 7, 2024 · /pəˈlætnˌeɪt/ IPA guide. Other forms: palatinates. Definitions of palatinate. noun. a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Palatinate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/palatinate. Accessed 04 Jun. 2024. Copy citation.
3 senses: a territory ruled by a palatine prince or noble or count palatine 1. → See the Palatinate 2. a native or inhabitant.... Click for more definitions.
