palatine
1
[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ]
/ ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn /
adjective
noun
Words nearby palatine
Definition for palatine (2 of 3)
palatine
2
[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ]
/ ˈpæl əˌtaɪn, -tɪn /
adjective
of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
Definition for palatine (3 of 3)
Palatine
[ pal-uh-tahyn ]
/ ˈpæl əˌtaɪn /
noun
a city in NE Illinois.
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British Dictionary definitions for palatine (1 of 4)
palatine
1
/ (ˈpæləˌtaɪn) /
adjective
(of an individual) possessing royal prerogatives in a territory
of, belonging to, characteristic of, or relating to a count palatine, county palatine, palatinate, or palatine
of or relating to a palace
noun
feudal history
the lord of a palatinate
any of various important officials at the late Roman, Merovingian, or Carolingian courts
(in Colonial America) any of the proprietors of a palatine colony, such as Carolina
Word Origin for palatine
C15: via French from Latin
palātīnus belonging to the palace, from
palātium; see
palace
British Dictionary definitions for palatine (2 of 4)
palatine
2
/ (ˈpæləˌtaɪn) /
adjective
of or relating to the palate
noun
either of two bones forming the hard palate
Word Origin for palatine
C17: from French
palatin, from Latin
palātum palate
British Dictionary definitions for palatine (3 of 4)
Palatine
1
/ (ˈpæləˌtaɪn) /
adjective
of or relating to the Palatinate
noun
a Palatinate
British Dictionary definitions for palatine (4 of 4)
Palatine
2
/ (ˈpæləˌtaɪn) /
noun
one of the Seven Hills of Rome: traditionally the site of the first settlement of Rome
adjective
of, relating to, or designating this hill
Medical definitions for palatine
palatine
[ păl′ə-tīn′ ]
adj.
Of or relating to the palate.