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Meaning of palatine in English
Pronunciation
/ˈpæləˌtaɪn/
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Noun
palatine
Definitions
1.
any of various important officials in ancient Rome
2.
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
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.
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
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 »
2.
of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
3.
of or relating to a palace