county palatine


noun,plural counties palatine.
  1. the territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine.

Origin of county palatine

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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British Dictionary definitions for county palatine

county palatine

nounplural counties palatine
  1. the lands of a count palatine

  2. (in England and Ireland) a county in which the earl or other lord exercised many royal powers, esp judicial authority

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