Definition of palatinate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: the territory of a palatine
Palatinate
geographical nameDefinition of Palatinate (Entry 2 of 2)
either of two districts of southwestern Germany once ruled by counts palatine of the Holy Roman Empire:
the Rhenish Palatinate on the Rhine River east of Saarland
and
the Upper Palatinate on the Danube River around Regensburg
— see rhineland-palatinate
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The first known use of palatinate was in 1577
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