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count palatine

count palatine noun: the ruler of a county palatine.

Noun

count palatine (plural counts palatine)

  1. (historical) The ruler of a county palatine.
    Synonyms:
    earl palatine, palsgrave

Synonyms of count palatine

Forms of count palatine

pluralcounts palatine
alternative formcount palatinate

Origin of count palatine

Calque of Medieval Latin comes palātīnus.

Questions about count palatine

What does count palatine mean?
Count palatine means the ruler of a county palatine.
What part of speech is count palatine?
Count palatine is a noun.
What is the plural of count palatine?
The plural of count palatine is counts palatine.

Words near count palatine in the dictionary

  1. count one's chickens
  2. count one's days
  3. count one's lucky stars
  4. count out
  5. count palatinate
  6. count palatine
  7. count plural
  8. count plurals
  9. count room
  10. count rooms
  11. count sheep

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