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paladin

/ˈpælədɪn/

paladin noun: a heroic champion, especially a knight.

Noun

paladin (plural paladins)

  1. A heroic champion, especially a knight.
    • For example, my own entry into the world of theorycrafting happened when I took somebody’s prot paladin spreadsheet and translated it into MATLAB code.2014 July 15, Theck, “TC101: Intro to Theorycrafting”, in Sacred Duty, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025
    • Below are the results of a multi-actor simulation containing a bunch of paladins with slightly different L75 and L100 talents.2014 November 12, Theck, “Paladinning in Warlords of Draenor”, in Sacred Duty, archived from the original on 03 Sep 2025
  2. A defender or advocate of a noble cause.
  3. Any of the twelve Companions of the court of Emperor Charlemagne.

Forms of paladin

pluralpaladins

Plural of paladin: paladins

Origin of paladin

Borrowed from French paladin, from Italian paladino, from Late Latin palātīnus (“palace officer”), derived from palātium (“palace”). Doublet of palatine.

Words formed from paladin

Questions about paladin

What does paladin mean?
Paladin means a heroic champion, especially a knight.
What part of speech is paladin?
Paladin is a noun.
How do you pronounce paladin?
Paladin is pronounced /ˈpælədɪn/.
What is the plural of paladin?
The plural of paladin is paladins.

Words near paladin in the dictionary

  1. palacsinta
  2. palacsintas
  3. paladar
  4. paladares
  5. paladars
  6. paladin
  7. paladinic
  8. Paladino
  9. Paladinos
  10. paladins
  11. palae

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