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county palatine

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county palatine
n. pl. counties palatine
The domain of a count palatine in England or Ireland.
county palatine
n pl counties palatine
1. (Historical Terms) the lands of a count palatine
2. (Historical Terms) (in England and Ireland) a county in which the earl or other lord exercised many royal powers, esp judicial authority
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Noun1.county palatine - the territory of a count palatine
administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
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We are fortunate on Merseyside to be in the old county palatine of Lancashire which boasts one of the finest collections of published parish registers in the country.
Dig for parish gems by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
One reason to be in the Red Rose County Palatine is the view from Phil's house, a converted coach house on the outskirts of Burnley.
Is old Lancashire still red and rosy? Does the essence of the county ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
We had learned at the previous meeting, in Coventry, that the Friends of Real Lancashire had tried to register the traditional red rose on a white background flag of the County Palatine but were turned down by the Flag Institute because a flag of that design had already been registered by Montrose.
More or Bore by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
 
 
 
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