palatine

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: palsgravePalatinepalatine boneos palatinumpalatal

WordNet 3.0

Noun (4)

  1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome
  2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his landsSynonyms: palsgrave
  3. the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palacesSynonyms: Palatine
  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 orbitsSynonyms: palatine boneos palatinum

Adjective (3)

  1. relating to or lying near the palate“palatal index”“the palatine tonsils”Synonyms: palatal
  2. of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
  3. of or relating to a palace
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal. [1913 Webster]

Palatine bones (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries. [1913 Webster]

Palatine \Pal"a*tine\ n. (Anat.) A palatine bone. [1913 Webster]
palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr. palatium. See Palace, and cf. Paladin.]

1.Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace; hence, possessing royal privileges. [1913 Webster]

2.Of or pertaining to the Palatinate. [PJC]

3.Of or pertaining to a Palatine[1]. [PJC]

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 also Palatine Hill in the vocabulary, and Palace. [1913 Webster]

Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, n.

1.One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count. [1913 Webster]

2.The Palatine hill in Rome. [1913 Webster]

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