a territory ruled by a palatine prince or noble or count palatine
Palatinate in British English
(pəˈlætɪnɪt)
noun
1. the Palatinate
2.
a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate
Palatinate in American English1
(pəˈlætənˌeɪt; pəˈlætənɪt)
noun
1. [p-]
the territory ruled by a palatine
2.
a person born or living in the Palatinate
Word origin
ML palatinatus
Palatinate in American English2
(pəˈlætənˌeɪt; pəˈlætənɪt)
historical region now part of Germany: in two parts: Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate (on the Rhine east of Saarland) and the Upper Palatinate (in E Bavaria on the Danube)