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Definition of Palatinates
1. palatinate [n] - See also: palatinate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palatinates
Literary usage of Palatinates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of English Law by William Searle Holdsworth, John Burke (1903)
"In describing the franchises we shall therefore divide the subject into two
parts, (i) The palatinates. (2) The lesser franchises. ..."
2. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"In palatinates the border counties, which were never quite free from the fear of
invasion, and where lawlessness was apt to be more or less prevalent in ..."
3. Old Virginia and Her Neighbours by John Fiske (1900)
"... and they were called "palatinates " or " counties palatine," implying that
within their boundaries the rulers had quasi-regal rights as complete as ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1831)
"... toll on the Rhine.—The Danes seize on the crown of England.— Henry the Saxon,
German king. Grand dignitaries of die empire ; royal palatinates. ..."
5. The Enforcement of the Statutes of Labourers During the First Decade After by Bertha Haven Putnam (1908)
"Extracts from Chancery enrollments, chiefly Patent Rolls, and corresponding
documents for the palatinates. 2. Chronological list of commissions to enforce ..."
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