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| count pa·la·tine (plural counts pa·la·tine) |
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1. local ruler in Holy Roman Empire: a count who ruled over his own domain county palatine in the Holy Roman Empire, or an official who ruled an area of the empire as the emperor's representative
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2. somebody with judicial power over county: in former times, an earl or other nobleman in England or Ireland who held the highest judicial authority and other supreme powers within his own domain county palatine
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3. Roman palace official: in the late Roman Empire, a palace official with judicial authority
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