palatinate
The office or rank of a palatineThe office or rank of a palatine.
» In the Palatinate the pastor goes to church with a pipe.
In der Pfalz geht der Pfarrer mit der Pfeife in die Kirche.
Meaning
3 sensesThe office or rank of a palatine.
A territory ruled by a palatine.
a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
A native or inhabitant of such a territory.
Examples
2 sentencesIn the Palatinate the pastor goes to church with a pipe.
deIn der Pfalz geht der Pfarrer mit der Pfeife in die Kirche. — al_ex_an_der
Trier is a city in western Germany that's located in the Rhineland-Palatinate federal state.
deTrier ist eine Stadt im Westen Deutschlands, die im Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz liegt. — Ioan_Cristian
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin palātīnātus.Borrowed from Latin palātīnātus.
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Forms
plural: palatinates| Singular | palatinate |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine:Pfalz