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palatine
1[pal-uh-tahyn, -tin]
adjective
having royal privileges.
a count palatine.
of or relating to a count palatine, earl palatine, or county palatine.
of or relating to a palace; palatial.
a palatine chapel.
Palatine, of or relating to the Palatinate.
noun
a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
an important officer of an imperial palace.
a high official of an empire.
Palatine, a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
Palatine, one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
a shoulder cape, usually of fur or lace, formerly worn by women.
Palatine
3[pal-uh-tahyn]
noun
a city in NE Illinois.
palatine
1/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /
adjective
(of an individual) possessing royal prerogatives in a territory
of, belonging to, characteristic of, or relating to a count palatine, county palatine, palatinate, or palatine
of or relating to a palace
noun
feudal history the lord of a palatinate
any of various important officials at the late Roman, Merovingian, or Carolingian courts
(in Colonial America) any of the proprietors of a palatine colony, such as Carolina
Palatine
2/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /
adjective
of or relating to the Palatinate
noun
a Palatinate
Palatine
3/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /
noun
one of the Seven Hills of Rome: traditionally the site of the first settlement of Rome
adjective
of, relating to, or designating this hill
palatine
4/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /
adjective
of or relating to the palate
noun
either of two bones forming the hard palate
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palatine1
Origin of palatine2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of palatine1
Origin of palatine2
Example Sentences
The palatine tonsils are on the sides of the throat, and there are also lingual tonsils on the back of the tongue.
The book was spectacularly ill timed, although it earned Apian a position as court astronomer to Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and eventually the title of imperial count palatine.
Morphological features also came into play, as scale rows, fin rays and sensory pores were counted and the presence or absence of tiny teeth on the upper jaw called palatine teeth were noted.
It came to the notice of the elector palatine Friedrich III., who had it translated into German and published.
The anterior spine of the palatine approaches the posterior projection of the premaxillae more closely as age increases and, in the oldest vole is firmly attached and forms a complete partition separating the incisive foramina.
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