of or belonging to a count palatine or earl palatine
of the Palatinate
noun
an officer of an imperial palace
a medieval vassal lord having the rights of royalty in his own territory, or palatinate
a fur piece covering the shoulders
a person born or living in the Palatinate
adjective
having to do with the palate
noun
either of the two bones forming the hard palate
See palatine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pălˈə-tīnˌ)
noun
a. A soldier of the palace guard of the Roman emperors, formed in the time of Diocletian.
b. A soldier of a major division of the Roman army formed in the time of Constantine I.
Used as a title for various administrative officials of the late Roman and Byzantine empires.
A feudal lord exercising sovereign power over his lands. Also called palsgrave.
adjective
Belonging to or fit for a palace.
Of or relating to a palatine or palatinate.
(pălˈə-tīnˌ)
adjective
Of or relating to the palate: the palatine tonsils.
Of or relating to either of two bones that make up the hard palate.
noun
Either of the two bones that make up the hard palate.
(pălˈə-tīnˌ)
The most important of the seven hills of ancient Rome. Traditionally the location of the earliest Roman settlement, it was the site of many imperial palaces, including ones built by Tiberius, Nero, and Domitian.
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Palˈa·tine adjective
(pălˈə-tīnˌ)
A village of northeast Illinois, a residential suburb of Chicago. Population: 67,400.