Definition of "palatinate" [palatinate]

• The office, powers, or territory of a palatine. (noun)

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• "It has become a Saudi palatinate, a confederated province of Saudi Arabia, a pocket-size weasel state from which all journalists should in future use the dateline: Manama, Occupied Bahrain."
• "Just because I was out dancing around on the Brighton Pier doesn't mean that kate_schaeffer, huboffline, and palatinate will go unscathed or unspanked into another year!"
• "And today, palatinate, you are on the business end of the Sparkly Paddle of Birthday Wonderfulness!"