Paladin Definition

pălə-dĭn
paladins
noun
paladins
A knight or a heroic champion.
Webster's New World
A strong supporter or defender of a cause.
American Heritage
Any of the twelve legendary peers of Charlemagne's court.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Paladin

Noun

Singular:
paladin
Plural:
paladins

Origin of Paladin

  • From Italian paladino, from Late Latin palatinus, "palace officer". Derived from the "Auxilia Palatina." The royal guards of the later Roman Empire who were named after the Palatine hill in Rome, Italy. From which the word Paladin and Palace is derived.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Italian paladino from Late Latin palātīnus palatine palatine1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Paladin Sentence Examples

  • After these fools bargains the paladin set out for Naples in 1494.

  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that great paladin for justice, took up Slater's case and the arguments continued for nineteen years.

  • Typically, I read the second in the series - Paladin of Souls - first.

  • Tradition assigns the foundation of the castle of Rolandseck to Charlemagne's paladin, Roland.

  • The Scottish centre fought like Paladin's, and James, breaking out in their front, hewed his way to within a lance's length of Surrey, as that leader himself avers.

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NINDIN

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