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1. (adj.) palatine
having royal privileges:
a count palatine.
2. palatine
pertaining to a count palatine, earl palatine, or county palatine.
3. palatine
pertaining to a palace; palatial.
4. palatine
(cap.) pertaining to the Palatinate.
5. (n.) palatine
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
6. palatine
a high official of an imperial court.
7. palatine
(cap.) a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
8. palatine
(cap.) one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
9. palatine
a shoulder cape, usu. of fur or lace, formerly worn by women.
Etymology: (1400–50; < ML, L palātīnus of the imperial house, imperial; orig., of the hill Palātium in Rome)
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| Definition of 'Palatine' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) palatine
any of various important officials in ancient Rome
2. (noun) palatine, palsgrave
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
3. (noun) Palatine
the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
4. (adj) palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum
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
5. (adj) palatal, palatine
relating to or lying near the palate
"palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
6. (adj) palatine
of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
7. (adj) palatine
of or relating to a palace
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| Definition of 'Palatine' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Palatine
of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges
2. (adj) Palatine
of or pertaining to the palate
3. (noun) Palatine
one invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count
4. (noun) Palatine
the Palatine hill in Rome
5. (noun) Palatine
a palatine bone
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Palatine
one of the seven hills of ancient Rome, and, according to tradition, the first to be occupied, and forming the nucleus of the city; it became one of the most aristocratic quarters of the city, and was chosen by the first emperors for their imperial residence.
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