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Palatine

Palatine Meaning & Definition
Palatine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palatine?

[n] 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
[n] the most important of the Seven Hills of ancient Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces
[n] (medieval) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
[n] any of various important officials in ancient Rome
[adj] of or relating to a palace
[adj] of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
[adj] relating to or lying near the palate; "palatal index"; "the palatine tonsils"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palatine: os palatinum | palatal | palatine bone | palsgrave

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See Also | bone | capital of Italy | Eternal City | hill | Italian capital | Lord | noble | nobleman | os | Roma | Roman | Rome

Palatine In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.] Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. {Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and {County}. {Palatine hill}, or {The palatine}, one of the seven hills of Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[ae]sars. See {Palace}.
\Pal"a*tine\, n. 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\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate. {Palatine bones} (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries.
\Pal"a*tine\ n. (Anat.) A palatine bone.

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