palatinate

noun

1. The office or rank of a palatine.
2. A territory ruled by a palatine.
3. A native or inhabitant of such a territory.

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to a palatinate or the Palatinate.

name

1. (historical)Any of various historical counties palatinate, particularly
2. (historical)Any of various historical counties palatinate

   “Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany: the firſt, towards the ſouth, comprehending the Palatinate of the Rhine, Franconia, Suabia, Bavaria, Bohemia, Moravia, Auſtria, Carinthia, Carniola, Stiria, Tyrol, the Swiſs, and the Griſons...”

3. The area of the former German County Palatinate as a region of modern Germany.