earl palatine

Variant of count palatine

count palatine definition

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
    also earl palatine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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