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Tweet n. pl. counts palatine 1. a. Any of various noblemen originally exercising certain royal powers within their own domains, especially a count of the Holy Roman Empire having sovereign powers in his own territories. b. A feudal lord having sovereign powers over his lands. 2. The titled proprietor of a county palatine in England or Ireland. |
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