palatine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various important officials in ancient Rome
  2. noun (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
    palsgrave.
  3. noun the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
  4. noun either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
    os palatinum; palatine bone.
  5. adjective relating to or lying near the palate
    palatal.
    • palatal index
    • the palatine tonsils
  6. adjective of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
  7. adjective of or relating to a palace

WordNet

Pal"a*tine adjective
Etymology
F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.
Pal"a*tine noun
Definitions
  1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count.
  2. The Palatine hill in Rome.
Pal"a*tine adjective
Etymology
From Palate.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate.
Pal"a*tine
Definitions
  1. , (Anat.) A palatine bone.

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