[puh-lat-n-eyt, -it] 
| 1. | the. either of two historic regions of Germany that constituted an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire: one (Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate) is now part of Rhineland-Palatinate and the other (Upper Palatinate) is now part of Bavaria. |
| 2. | a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate. |
| 3. | (lowercase ) the territory under the jurisdiction of a palatine. |
| pa·lat·i·nate (pə-lāt'n-āt', -ĭt) n. The office, powers, or territory of a palatine. |
| Pa·lat·i·nate (pə-lāt'n-ĭt) Either of two historical districts and former states of southern Germany. The Lower Palatinate is in southwest Germany between Luxembourg and the Rhine River; the Upper Palatinate is to the east in eastern Bavaria. They were once under the jurisdiction of the counts palatine, who became electors of the Holy Roman Empire in 1356 and were then known as electors palatine. |