count palatine

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noun, plural counts palatine.

(formerly, in Germany) a count having jurisdiction in his fief or province.

Also called earl palatine. English History. an earl or other county proprietor who exercised royal prerogatives within his county.

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Origin of count palatine

First recorded in 1590–1600

Words nearby count palatine

count noun, count off, count on, count one's chickens before they hatch, count out, count palatine, countrified, countrify, country, country-and-western, country and western music

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How to use count palatine in a sentence

In other words, the free speech exhibited by the folks at Charlie Hebdo was not virtuous—until there was a body count.
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The Walking Dead piled up an impressive body count in 2014, with Lizzie, Hershel, and Beth among its major casualties.
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But as one Jordanian intelligence source told The Daily Beast, “we know ISIS and we know that for it women do not normally count.”
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I do not believe we have a current count of fugitives for publication, but will inquire.
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The ad would then count as a coordinated communication and would be subject to strict spending limits.
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When the reserve transfers are completed checks in transit can no longer count as reserves.
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Francesco Bussone di Carmagnola, count de Castlenuovo, executed.
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This is a big country, but you can count on the fingers of one hand the places where a man can spend money.
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He was thrashed at home by Aunty Rosa on the same count, and then the placard was produced.
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So, madame, I count upon your influence with mademoiselle to see that she is ready to set out by noon to-morrow.
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British Dictionary definitions for count palatine

count palatine

noun plural counts palatine history

(in the Holy Roman Empire)

originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice
later, a count who exercised royal authority in his own domains

(in England and Ireland) an earl or other lord of a county palatine

(in the late Roman Empire) a palace official who exercised judicial authority

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