palatinate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine
    Pfalz.
  2. noun a territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine

WordNet

Pa*lat"i*nate noun
Etymology
F. palatinat. See Palatine.
Definitions
  1. The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a palatine. Howell.
Pa*lat"i*nate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To make a palatinate of. Obs. Fuller.

Webster 1913