English

Proper noun

Palatinate

1. (geography, historical) Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly:
   1. The County Palatinate of the Rhine or Electoral Palatinate of the Holy Roman Empire.
      • 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, volume XXIX: History of the German Empire, page 2:

        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...

2. (geography) The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.

Synonyms

• (German state): See County Palatinate of the Rhine
• (German region): Rhenish Palatinate

Derived terms

• (electoral Palatinate): Rhineland-Palatinate, Upper Palatinate, Lower Palatinate
• (Palatinate of Durham): palatinate purple

Translations

English

Noun

palatinate ‎(plural palatinates)

1. A territory ruled by a palatine
2. A native or inhabitant of such a territory

Adjective

palatinate ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate

Derived terms

• palatinate blue
• palatinate purple