the Palatinate, either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one Lower Palatinate, or Rhine Palatinate is now part of Rhineland-Palatinate and the other Upper Palatinate is now part of Bavaria.
a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
palatinate, the territory under the jurisdiction of a palatine.
German name: Pfalz. either of two territories in SW Germany, once ruled by the counts palatine. Upper Palatinate is now in Bavaria; Lower or Rhine Palatinate is now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Baden-Württemberg, and Hesse
a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate
First recorded in 1570–80; palatine 1 + -ate 1
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From here she can make out the sounds of helicopters nearing Ramstein Air Base, the U.S. military outpost in the hills of the Palatinate Forest.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2022
The row was first reported by university's student newspaper, Palatinate.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2022
Over the past several days the floods, which have mostly hit the German states of Rhineland Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia and eastern Belgium, have cut off entire communities from power and communications.
From Reuters ● Jul. 17, 2021
And when Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Mr. Trump at the White House in April, she gave him a map of the Palatinate region where Kallstadt is.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2018
Names lingered on in the Palatinate that had been dead nearly a hundred years in the south.
From Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature by Charles W. Bardsley
Due to its proximity to the warring Welsh, the 1,000 square-mile palatinate was granted much more power by the Crown than any other English county.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2015
Until the 15th century the most important administrative officer in the palatinate was the steward.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
Ultimately, to reward his many services, Edward III. created him, about 1348, duke of Lancaster, and the county of Lancaster was formed into a palatinate or principality.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various
William the Conqueror gave to his kinsman and most valiant knight, Hugh Lupus, the earldom of Chester, with the sovereign dignity of a palatinate, on condition he should win it.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
Owing to its isolated position the palatinate took little part or interest in any of the great rebellions of the Norman and Plantagenet period.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
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