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Meaning of palatine in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈpæləˌtaɪn/

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  1. Noun

    palatine

    Definitions

    1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome
  2. 2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
  3. 3. the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome

    Examples

    • « supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces »
  4. 4. 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. Qualitative Adjective

    palatine

    Etymology

    late Middle English: from French palatin(e), from Latin palatinus‘of the palace’

    Definitions

    1. relating to or lying near the palate

    Examples

    • « palatal index »
    • « the palatine tonsils »
  6. 2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
  7. 3. of or relating to a palace

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