county palatine
noun, plural counties palatine.
the territory under the jurisdiction of a count palatine.
Origin of county palatine
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Words nearby county palatine
county commissioner,
county court,
county fair,
county farm,
county home,
county palatine,
county seat,
county town,
coup,
coup d'essai,
coup d'oeil
British Dictionary definitions for county palatine
county palatine
noun plural counties palatine
the lands of a count palatine
(in England and Ireland) a county in which the earl or other lord exercised many royal powers, esp judicial authority