Definition of paladin Paladin
/pæˈlʌdɪn/ - [patludin] - pal•a•din
We found 12 definitions of paladin from 9 different sources.
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What does paladin mean?
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- paladin (n.)
A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins of Charlemagne.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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paladin
An heroic champion.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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paladin
pal′a-din, n. one of the twelve peers of Charlemagne's household: a knight-errant, or paragon of knighthood. [Fr.,—It. paladino—L. palatinus, belonging to the palace. Cf. Palatine.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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paladin
A knight-errant.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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paladin
(Fr.). A name given to those ancient knights who were either what the French call comtes du palais, “counts of the palace,” or princes lineally descended from Charlemagne and other old kings. -
paladin
A term originally derived from the counts Palatine, or of the palace, who were the highest dignitaries in the Byzantine court, and thence used generally for a lord or chieftain, and by the Italian romantic poets for a knight-errant.
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A paladin or paladine was a person with a lot of power in many countries during the medieval and in early modern Europe.
The word paladin was first used in Ancient Rome for a chamberlain of the Emperor, and also for the imperial palace guard, called the Scholae Palatinae by Constantine. In the early Middle Ages, the meaning changed and the word was used for one of the highest officials of the Catholic Church in the pope's service and also for one of the big nobles of the Holy Roman Empire, who was then named Count Palatine. The word paladin was also used in 19th century Hungary and in the German Empire and United Kingdom during the early 20th century.
In medieval literature, the paladins or Twelve Peers were known in the Matter of France as the retainers of Charlemagne. Because of the way that this word was used in books, paladin was then known to be a knight with honor.
Ancient Rome.
The paladins of the imperial guard were named after the Scholae Palatinae.
In the beginning, the word paladin was applied to the Chamberlains and to some soldiers guarding the palace of the Roman emperor. In Constantine's time, the word was also used for the best infantry of the army, the Praetorian Guard, that might guard the Roman Emperor during wars.
Holy Roman Empire.
After the Middle Ages, the word palatine was put onto many different people of power across Europe. The most important of these was the "comes palatinus", the count palatine, who in Merovingian and Carolingian times, was an off
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🔤- paladin, noun, singular of paladins.
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