palatine
palatine , adjective
[French palatin, Latin palatinus, from palatium. See Palace, and compare Paladin.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a palace;
possessing royal privileges.
2.
Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.
3.
Of or pertaining to a Palatine{1}.
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Palatine hill or The palatine , one of the seven hills of Rome, once occupied by the palace of the Casars. See also Palatine Hill in the vocabulary, and Palace.
Palatine , noun
1.
One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count.
2.
The Palatine hill in Rome.
palatine , adjective
[From Palate.]
(Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal.
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Palatine bones (Anatomy) , a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries.
Palatine , noun
(Anatomy) A palatine bone.