pa·lat·i·nate
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Definition of palatinate
: the territory of a palatine
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Palatinate geographical name
Pa·lat·i·nate
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variants:
or German Pfalz \
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Definition of Palatinate
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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