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Palatine
Paladin or paladine is a title given to certain officials and knights of high rank in Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, the Roman Catholic Church, and in various other instances. Other variants derived from the same root include palatine and palatinus (plural palatini).
Title
Count palatine, vice-regal office-bearers in Germany such as the Pfalzgraf and Herzog* Voivode, a governor in Polish sometimes translated as Count palatine Palatinus (Roman Catholic Church), certain high officials of the papal courtPalatine (Kingdom of Hungary), the vice-regent of Hungary, second in power only to the KingThe holder of a county palatine, northern counties/duchies in England
Geography
Rhineland-Palatinate, one of the 16 states of modern Germany (länder)Electoral Palatinate, a historical territory of the Holy Roman Empire, with the count palatine an elector of the HREPalatine Hill, center most of the seven hills of RomeTavola dei Paladini, a temple near Metapontum, Italy dating from 570 to 480 BC where, according to legend, Pythagoras died.Palatine, Illinois, a town near ChicagoPalatine, New York, a town in central New York settled by emigrant GermansPalatine Bridge, New York, a village in central New York settled by emigrant GermansPalatine, Ireland, a hamlet in County Carlow
Fiction
Paladin#Fiction, a heroic archetype from the medieval chanson de geste genre, an early embodiment of chivalryPaladin (character class), a character class or unit type in many role-playing video games, generally a holy knight* Paladin (Dungeons & Dragons)* Paladin (World of Warcraft)Paladin (role-playing game)The Paladin, a 1988 fantasy novel by C. J. CherryhThe Paladin (novel), a 1979 novel by Brian Garfield with Christopher CreightonPaladin (comics), a Marvel Comics characterPaladin, the protagonist of the 1950s American television series Have Gun — Will TravelPaladine (Dragonlance), a deity in the Dragonlance fantasy universeJames "Paladin" Taggart, a character from the Wing Commander game series
Other
Nissan Paladin, a sport utility vehicleM109 PALADIN, or M109 howitzer, a piece of artilleryPalatine bone, a bone etymologically unrelated (from palate)Apple Paladin, an all-in-one computer, phone, scanner, and fax machine produced by Apple Computer.German Palatines, emigrants from the Palatinate region of Germany around 1710
See also
Palatinate
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