Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

county palatine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ty -pala-tine
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A county, usually a marchland, whose ruler was granted near-royal authority within its area while still owing allegiance to the realm's king or emperor.

Inflected Forms

counties palatine (plural) county palatinate (alternative)

Phrases

count palatine

Frequently Paired Words

count palatine

Synonyms

march marchland

Questions

What does county palatine mean?: A county, usually a marchland, whose ruler was granted near-royal authority within its area while still owing allegiance to the realm's king or emperor.

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