Definitions for Palatine
ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪnpala·tine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. palatinenoun

   any of various important officials in ancient Rome

2. palatine, palsgravenoun

   (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

3. Palatinenoun

   the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces

4. palatine, palatine bone, os palatinumadjective

   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. palatal, palatineadjective

   relating to or lying near the palate

   "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"

6. palatineadjective

   of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives

7. palatineadjective

   of or relating to a palace

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1. palatineadjective

   Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.

2. palatineadjective

   Of or pertaining to a Palatine.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. palatinenoun

   One of a pair of bones behind the palate.

2. palatineadjective

   Of or relating to the palate

3. palatineadjective

   Of or relating to a palatine bone.

4. Palatinenoun

   One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.

5. Etymology: Latin palatinus, "imperial", "imperial official"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Palatineadjective

   Possessing royal privileges.

2. Palatinenoun

   One invested with regal rights and prerogatives.

   Etymology: palatin, Fr. from palatinus of palatium, Lat.

   Many of those lords, to whom our kings had granted those petty kingdoms, did exercise jura regalia, insomuch as there were no less than eight counties palatines in Ireland at one time. John Davies, on Ireland.

   These absolute palatines made barons and knights, did exercise high justice in all points within their territories. Davies.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Palatine

   A palatine or palatinus (in Latin; plural palatini; cf. derivative spellings below) is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times. The term palatinus was first used in Ancient Rome for chamberlains of the Emperor due to their association with the Palatine Hill. The imperial palace guard, after the rise of Constantine I, were also called the Scholae Palatinae for the same reason. In the Early Middle Ages the title became attached to courts beyond the imperial one; one of the highest level of officials in the papal administration were called the judices palatini. Later the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties had counts palatine, as did the Holy Roman Empire. Related titles were used in Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, the German Empire, and the County of Burgundy, while England, Ireland, and parts of British North America referred to rulers of counties palatine as palatines.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Palatineadjective

   of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges

2. Palatinenoun

   one invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count

3. Palatinenoun

   the Palatine hill in Rome

4. Palatineadjective

   of or pertaining to the palate

5. Palatinenoun

   a palatine bone

6. Etymology: [From Palate.]

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1. Palatine

   A palatine or palatinus is a high-level official attached to imperial or royal courts in Europe since Roman times. The term palatinus was first used in Ancient Rome for chamberlains of the Emperor due to their association with the Palatine Hill. The imperial palace guard, after the rise of Constantine I, were also called the Scholae Palatinae for the same reason. In the Early Middle Ages the title became attached to courts beyond the imperial one; the highest level of officials in the Roman Catholic Church were called the judices palatini. Later the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties had counts palatine, as did the Holy Roman Empire. Related titles were used in Hungary, Poland, Lithuania, the German Empire, and the Duchy of Burgundy, while England, Ireland, and parts of British North America referred to rulers of counties palatine as palatines.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Palatine

   pal′a-tin, adj. pertaining to a palace, originally applied to officers of the royal household: possessing royal privileges.—n. a noble invested with royal privileges: a subject of a palatinate.—n. Palat′inate, office or rank of a palatine: province of a palatine, esp. an electorate of the ancient German Empire.—Count palatine, a feudal lord with supreme judicial authority over a province; County palatine, the province of a count palatine. [Fr.,—L. palatinus. Cf. Palace.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. palatine

   A town of Montgomery Co., N. Y., on the north side of the Mohawk River. Near here, at Stone Arabia, an engagement took place October 18, 1780, between the Tories under Johnson and the Continental militia under Col. John Brown, in which the latter were defeated and their leader slain.

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   • Seven Hills Of Rome
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Palatine in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Palatine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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