paladin

noun

pal·a·din ˈpa-lə-dən How to pronounce paladin (audio)

: a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince)

: a leading champion of a cause

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In ancient Rome, the emperor's palace was located on the Palatine Hill, known as Palatium in Latin. Since the site was the seat of imperial power, the word palatium came to mean "imperial" and later "imperial official." Different forms of the word passed through Latin, Italian, and French, picking up various meanings along the way, and eventually some of those forms made their way into English. Paladin is one of the etymological heirs of palatium; another descendant is the word palace.

Example Sentences

an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless

Recent Examples on the Web One of our recent books has a trans man paladin on the cover.

Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 19 Oct. 2021 Samara is this universe’s approximation of a paladin, a Justicar.

Jhaan Elker, Washington Post, 4 June 2021 But who was this paladin of the West going to protect civilization from?

Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2021 President Donald Trump, who has seized on the protests to recast himself as a paladin of order, said in tweet Tuesday afternoon that the incursion was reason to bring soldiers into the city.

Max Abelson, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2020 The more productive theater of the Chicken Sandwich War has played out among Twitter's paladins, with random users dragging Bojangles' and invoking the unassailable opinions of the ultimate chicken sandwich deciders: their grandmothers.

Aj Willingham, CNN, 20 Aug. 2019 Her first character was a priest of Mystra in the 2nd Edition, and her favorite character is a 3.5 Edition half-dragon monk that is now a paladin.

Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2018 In Book One: A Journey Through the Heavens, a hidden celestial kingdom faces its greatest adversary as a paladin from beyond the blue uncovers a secret that could unravel their very existence.

Tara Knight, The Root, 13 May 2018 In short order, this and his agrarian subject matter combined with a national mood of restive nostalgia to make Wood a paladin—routinely yoked with the Missourian Thomas Hart Benton and the Kansan John Steuart Curry—of anti-modernist regionalism.

Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018 See More

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释义	paladin noun pal·a·din ˈpa-lə-dən 1 : a trusted military leader (as for a medieval prince) 2 : a leading champion of a cause Did you know? In ancient Rome, the emperor's palace was located on the Palatine Hill, known as Palatium in Latin. Since the site was the seat of imperial power, the word palatium came to mean "imperial" and later "imperial official." Different forms of the word passed through Latin, Italian, and French, picking up various meanings along the way, and eventually some of those forms made their way into English. Paladin is one of the etymological heirs of palatium; another descendant is the word palace. Synonyms advocate advocator apostle backer booster champion espouser exponent expounder friend gospeler gospeller herald hierophant high priest promoter proponent protagonist supporter true believer tub-thumper white knight See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless Recent Examples on the Web One of our recent books has a trans man paladin on the cover. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 19 Oct. 2021 Samara is this universe’s approximation of a paladin, a Justicar. Jhaan Elker, Washington Post, 4 June 2021 But who was this paladin of the West going to protect civilization from? Kanishk Tharoor, The New Republic, 22 Feb. 2021 President Donald Trump, who has seized on the protests to recast himself as a paladin of order, said in tweet Tuesday afternoon that the incursion was reason to bring soldiers into the city. Max Abelson, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2020 The more productive theater of the Chicken Sandwich War has played out among Twitter's paladins, with random users dragging Bojangles' and invoking the unassailable opinions of the ultimate chicken sandwich deciders: their grandmothers. Aj Willingham, CNN, 20 Aug. 2019 Her first character was a priest of Mystra in the 2nd Edition, and her favorite character is a 3.5 Edition half-dragon monk that is now a paladin. Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2018 In Book One: A Journey Through the Heavens, a hidden celestial kingdom faces its greatest adversary as a paladin from beyond the blue uncovers a secret that could unravel their very existence. Tara Knight, The Root, 13 May 2018 In short order, this and his agrarian subject matter combined with a national mood of restive nostalgia to make Wood a paladin—routinely yoked with the Missourian Thomas Hart Benton and the Kansan John Steuart Curry—of anti-modernist regionalism. Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018 See More Word History Etymology Middle French, from Italian paladino, from Old French palatin, from Medieval Latin palatinus courtier, from Late Latin, imperial official — more at palatine First Known Use 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1 paladin noun as in proponent a person who actively supports or favors a cause an idealistic paladin seeking better treatment for the homeless Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance proponent advocate supporter advocator hierophant exponent protagonist champion white knight friend apostle espouser promoter gospeller high priest booster true believer herald backer expounder loyalist gospeler adherent disciple stalwart tub-thumper follower interpreter partizan cheerleader partisan fellow traveler cohort encourager applauder Antonyms & Near Antonyms enemy opponent antagonist adversary foe rival critic belittler faultfinder See More
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paladin

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