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noun a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
noun a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine
originEtymology tree Latin Palātium Latin palātium Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin palātīnus Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus, -tūs Latin -ātus Latin palātīnātusbor. English palatinate Borrowed from Latin palātīnātus.
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