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pal⋅a⋅tine

1  [pal-uh-tahyn, -tin]
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–adjective
1. having royal privileges: a count palatine.
2. of or pertaining to a count palatine, earl palatine, or county palatine.
3. of or pertaining to a palace; palatial: a palatine chapel.
4. (initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Palatinate.
–noun
5. a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
6. an important officer of an imperial palace.
7. a high official of an empire.
8. (initial capital letter) a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
9. (initial capital letter) one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
10. a shoulder cape, usually of fur or lace, formerly worn by women.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < ML, L palātīnus of the imperial house, imperial; orig., of the hill Palātium in Rome. See palace, -ine 1
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pal⋅a⋅tine

2  [pal-uh-tahyn, -tin]
–adjective
of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
Origin:
1650–60; < F palatin, -ine. See palate, -ine 1

Pal⋅a⋅tine

  [pal-uh-tahyn]
–noun
a city in NE Illinois. 32,166.
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pal·a·tine 1   (pāl'ə-tīn')   
n.  

    1. A soldier of the palace guard of the Roman emperors, formed in the time of Diocletian.

    2. A soldier of a major division of the Roman army formed in the time of Constantine I.

  2. Used as a title for various administrative officials of the late Roman and Byzantine empires.

  3. A feudal lord exercising sovereign power over his lands. Also called palsgrave.

adj.  

  1. Belonging to or fit for a palace.

  2. Of or relating to a palatine or palatinate.


[From Middle English, ruled by an independent lord, from Old French palatin, from Late Latin palātīnus, palace official, from Latin palātīnus, from Palātium, imperial residence; see palace.]
pal·a·tine 2   (pāl'ə-tīn')   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the palate: the palatine tonsils.

  2. Of or relating to either of two bones that make up the hard palate.

n.  Either of the two bones that make up the hard palate.
Pal·a·tine 1   (pāl'ə-tīn')   
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.
Pal'a·tine adj.
Pal·a·tine 2   (pāl'ə-tīn')   
A village of northeast Illinois, a residential suburb of Chicago. Population: 67,400.
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Word Origin & History

palatine  (adj.)
1436, from M.Fr. palatin (15c.), from M.L. palatinus "of the palace" (of the Caesars), from L. palatium (see palace). Used in Eng. to mean "quasi-royal authority." Palatinate is attested from 1658; in England and Ireland, a county palatine; also used of certain American colonies (Carolina, Maryland, Maine); ref. to the Rhineland state is from c.1580.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1pal·a·tine
Pronunciation: 'pal-&-"tIn
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or lying near the palate

Main Entry: 2palatine
Function: noun
: PALATINE BONE
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palatine pal·a·tine (pāl'ə-tīn')
adj.
Of or relating to the palate.

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Palatine

village, Cook county, northeastern Illinois, U.S. Palatine is a suburb of Chicago, lying about 30 miles (50 km) northwest of the city. The community, established in 1855 when a Chicago and North Western Railway siding and depot was built, was named for Palatine, New York, the original hometown of one of the early settlers. Manufactures include outdoor grills, electrical products, adhesives, and safety equipment. William Rainey Harper (community) College was established there in 1965. Attractions include the restored George Clayson House (built 1873), which contains a local history museum. Inc. 1866. Pop. (1990) 39,253; (2000) 65,479.

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