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count palatine

  1. in Germany, a count granted certain powers from the emperor in his own territory
  2. in England, an earl with supreme power in his county

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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