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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) count palatine
(formerly, in Germany) a count having jurisdiction in his fief or province.

2. count palatine
(formerly, in England and Ireland) an earl or other county proprietor who exercised royal prerogatives within his county.

Etymology: (1590–1600)

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1. (noun) count palatine
a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain

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