Definition of Count palatine
Formerly
,
the
proprietor
of
a
county
who
possessed
royal
prerogatives
within
his
county
,
as
did
the
Earl
of
Chester
,
the
Bishop
of
Durham
,
and
the
Duke
of
Lancaster
.
Originally
,
a
high
judicial
officer
of
the
German
emperors
;
afterward
,
the
holder
of
a
fief
,
to
whom
was
granted
the
right
to
exercise
certain
imperial
powers
within
his
own
domains
.
See
under
Count
,
and
County
.
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