the palatine

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]