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count palatine
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a count who exercised royal authority in his own domains
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace , and cf. Paladin .] Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. Of or pertaining to the Palatinate. Of or pertaining to ...
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Count palatine is a high noble title, used to render several comital (of or relating to a count or earl) styles, in some cases also shortened to Palatine , which can have other meanings as well.
Usage examples of count palatine.
Why, he hath a horse better than the Neapolitan's, a better bad habit of frowning than the Count Palatine.
But many of his examples are actually military dispatches, and his book-dedicated to Philip, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria-represents one of the first serious studies of cryptography.
The great marshal, on horseback, exercised his function with a silver measure of oats, which he emptied on the ground, and immediately dismounted to regulate the order of the guests The great steward, the count palatine of the Rhine, place the dishes on the table.
But that same day, on the opposite shore of the Main, the Count Palatine of the Rhine and the Archbishop of Cologne elected Frederick of Austria to the same high rank.