Definitions for: Palatinate

[n] a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the counts palatine

Webster (1913) Definition: Pa*lat"i*nate, n. [F. palatinat. See Palatine.]
The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a
palatine. --Howell.

Pa*lat"i*nate, v. t.
To make a palatinate of. [Obs.] --Fuller.

Synonyms: Pfalz

See Also: Deutschland, district, Federal Republic of Germany, FRG, Germany, territory