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county palatine

coun·ty pal·a·tine
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [koun-tee pal-uh-tahyn, -tin]
    • /ˈkaʊn ti ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn/
    • /ˈkaʊnti ˈpæl.ə.taɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [koun-tee pal-uh-tahyn, -tin]
    • /ˈkaʊn ti ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn/

Definitions of county palatine words

  • noun county palatine the lands of a count palatine 3
  • noun county palatine (in England and Ireland) a county in which the earl or other lord exercised many royal powers, esp judicial authority 3
  • noun county palatine the land held by a count palatine 3
  • noun plural county palatine the territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine. 1
  • noun county palatine (historical) A county, usually a marchland, whose ruler was granted near-royal authority within its area while still owing allegiance to the realm's king or emperor. 0
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Origin of county palatine

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for County palatine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of County palatine

county palatine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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