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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: Italian paladino, from Latin palatinus 'palace official', from palatium; PALACE

paladin

 noun
     
Related topics: History
pal‧a‧din [countable]
SH a knight (=a soldier of high rank) in the Middle Ages who was very brave and loyal
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