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
The European floods, which began on Wednesday, have mainly hit the German states of Rhineland Palatinate, North Rhine-Westphalia as well as parts of Belgium.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2021
The Habsburgs led a Catholic League, supported by powerful Catholic princes, while Frederick of the Palatinate, a German Calvinist prince, led the Protestant League against the forces of the emperor.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Plans for the recovery of the lost Palatinate were now indeed maturing.
From Rupert Prince Palatine by Eva Scott
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
The castle of Maleszow, where Frances was born, was situated in the ancient palatinate of Sandomir, now that of Cracow.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
He was not only the hereditary lord of Glamorgan, but had received the custody of William of Valence's forfeited palatinate of Pembroke.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
Combining in his own hands the palatinate of Durham and the earldom of Northumberland, he held a position not much dissimilar to that of the great German princes, a local sovereign in all but name.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
"How sad you are!" he said, with a pitying laugh; "just like a man who has lost a palatinate."
From The Golden Age in Transylvania by Mór Jókai
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