paladin

[ pal-uh-din ]

/ ˈpæl ə dɪn /

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noun

any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.

any knightly or heroic champion.

any determined advocate or defender of a noble cause.

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Origin of paladin

First recorded in 1585–95; from French, from Italian paladino, from Late Latin palātīnus “imperial functionary,” noun use of adjective; see origin at palatine¹

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How to use paladin in a sentence

Samara is this universe’s approximation of a paladin, a Justicar.
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In the words of Shondo, a professional cage fighter turned Paladin, “It was my fate to embark on this journey.”
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He was a swaggerer and behaved as badly as any paladin, but he was not a buffo.
Castellinaria|Henry Festing Jones
Faith, a paladin, a deliverer of oppressed damsels, a very carnival masquerader!
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett

Paladin, pal′a-din, n. one of the twelve peers of Charlemagne's household: a knight-errant, or paragon of knighthood.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The reply of Chaumont was worthy of a paladin of Ancient France.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce
I thought I was looking at the deeds of some modern Paladin, but now it is all accounted for.
The Cornet of Horse|G. A. Henty

British Dictionary definitions for paladin

paladin

/ (ˈpælədɪn) /

noun

one of the legendary twelve peers of Charlemagne's court

a knightly champion

Word Origin for paladin

C16: via French from Italian paladino, from Latin palātīnus imperial official, from Palātium Palatine ²

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