Palatinate or palatinate purple is a purple colour associated with Durham University and the City of Durham. The term has been used to refer to a number of different shades of purple. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a "light purple or lavender colour", which is used for Durham (and Newcastle) academic hoods. For corporate purposes Durham University uses a darker shade. A separate colour, 'palatinate blue', is derived from the coat of arms of County Durham. The name 'Palatinate' in both instances alludes to the historic status of Durham as a County Palatine. Use Palatinate is widely used in the academic dress and sport kits of Durham University and in the faculties of medicine and law at Newcastle University (having been used for degrees in those faculties when Newcastle University was a college of Durham University). It was also formerly used (from 1894) in the BA and MA hoods of Trinity College (Connecticut). As used in academic dress, the colour is said to be "best described as 'a soft mauve.

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Palatinate or palatinate purple is a purple colour associated with Durham University and the City of Durham. The term has been used to refer to a number of different shades of purple. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as a "light purple or lavender colour", which is used for Durham (and Newcastle) academic hoods. For corporate purposes Durham University uses a darker shade.

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In the Arcade

Landgrab: Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken parody.Landgrab: Agnes of the Palatinate EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Agnes of the Palatinate parody.Landgrab: Ursula of Palatinate-Veldenz EditionPaint the map. Hold the line. Take the world. Now starring the Ursula of Palatinate-Veldenz parody.

Studio characters

Luise Marie of the PalatinateHeadline energy, small-talk hours.Benedicta Henrietta of the PalatinateAll the charm, none of the schedule.Ruprecht of the PalatinateOff script, off duty, unreasonably available.

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