Definition of Palatine

Adjective: palatine  'pa-lu,tIn

  1. Relating to or lying near the palate
    "the palatine tonsils";
    - palatal
     
  2. Of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives
     
  3. Of or relating to a palace
Noun: palatine  'pa-lu,tIn
  1. Any of various important officials in ancient Rome
     
  2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands
    - palsgrave
     
  3. 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
    - palatine bone, os palatinum
Noun: Palatine
  1. The most important of the Seven Hills of Rome; supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces

See also:
palatinates
palatines

Anagrams containing the word Palatine

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