county palatine
noun
the territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine.
counties palatine
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pluralof county palatine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And upon this account also there were formerly two other counties palatine, Pembrokeshire and Hexamshire, the latter now united with Northumberland: but these were abolished by parliament, the former in 27 Hen.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone
One of the systems of arrangement is topographical, as the Chetham, "for the purpose of publishing biographical and historical books connected with the counties palatine of Lancaster and Chester."
From The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author by John Hill Burton
Three of these counties, Chester, Durham, and Lancaster, are called counties palatine.
From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Sir William Blackstone
