County Palatine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural counties palatine.
  1. the territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine.
noun plural counties palatine
  1. the lands of a count palatine
  2. (in England and Ireland) a county in which the earl or other lord exercised many royal powers, esp judicial authority
County Palatine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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