count palatine

/kaʊnt ˌpæləˈtaɪn/
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Other forms: counts palatine

Definitions of count palatine
  1. noun
    a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain
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    type of:
    count
    a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl
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