palatinate

n.	1.	The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine.
prop. n.	1.	Either of two regions in Germany, formerly divisions of the Holy Roman Empire; the Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate is now within the Rhineland-Palatinate; the Upper Palatinate is now within Bavaria. It is usually referred to as the Palatinate.
v. t.	1.	To make a palatinate of.

Noun

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Palatinate - a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine Synonyms: Pfalz

Deutschland, district, dominion, Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Germany, Pfalz, territorial dominion, territory