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ALL meanings of count palatine

count pal·a·tine
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  • noun count palatine originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice 3
  • noun count palatine later, a count who exercised royal authority in his own domains 3
  • noun count palatine (in England and Ireland) an earl or other lord of a county palatine 3
  • noun count palatine (in the late Roman Empire) a palace official who exercised judicial authority 3
  • noun count palatine in Germany, a count granted certain powers from the emperor in his own territory 3
  • noun count palatine in England, an earl with supreme power in his county 3
  • noun plural count palatine (formerly, in Germany) a count having jurisdiction in his fief or province. 1
  • noun plural count palatine Also called earl palatine. English History. an earl or other county proprietor who exercised royal prerogatives within his county. 1
  • noun count palatine (historical) The ruler of a county palatine. 0
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