Definitions for palatineˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pal•a•tineˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn(adj.)
having royal privileges:
a count palatine.
Category: Western History
pertaining to a count palatine, earl palatine, or county palatine.
Category: Western History
pertaining to a palace; palatial.
(cap.) pertaining to the Palatinate.
Category: Western History, Geography (places)
(n.)a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
Category: Western History
a high official of an imperial court.
Category: Western History
(cap.) a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
Category: Western History, Geography (places)
(cap.) one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
Category: Ancient History, Geography (places)
a shoulder cape, usu. of fur or lace, formerly worn by women.
Category: Clothing
Origin of palatine:
1400–50; < ML, L palātīnus of the imperial house, imperial; orig., of the hill Palātium in Rome
Princeton's WordNet
palatine(noun)
any of various important officials in ancient Rome
palatine, palsgrave(noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
Palatine(noun)
the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum(adj)
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
palatal, palatine(adj)
relating to or lying near the palate
"palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"
palatine(adj)
of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
palatine(adj)
of or relating to a palace
Wiktionary
palatine(Noun)
One of a pair of bones behind the palate.
palatine(Adjective)
Of or relating to the palate
palatine(Adjective)
Of or relating to a palatine bone.
Palatine(ProperNoun)
One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.
Origin: Latin palatinus, "imperial", "imperial official"
Webster Dictionary
Palatine(adj)
of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges
Palatine(noun)
one invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count
Palatine(noun)
the Palatine hill in Rome
Palatine(adj)
of or pertaining to the palate
Palatine(noun)
a palatine bone
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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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