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A Palatine

  1. A feudal lord (a count palatine or Pfalzgraf) or a bishop possessing palatine powers. [from 16th c.]
  2. A palace official, especially in an imperial palace; the chief minister. [from 16th c.]
  3. (historical) A county palatine, a palatinate. [from 16th c.]
  4. (rare, obsolete) A resident of a palatinate. [17th c.]
  5. (in the plural, historical) The Roman soldiers of the imperial palace; praetorians. [from 17th c.]
  6. (historical) A type of shoulder cape for women. [from 17th c.]