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palatine

[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ]

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adjective

having royal privileges:
a count palatine.
of or relating to a count palatine, earl palatine, or county palatine.
of or relating to a palace; palatial:
a palatine chapel.
Palatine, of or relating to the Palatinate.

noun

a vassal exercising royal privileges in a province; a count or earl palatine.
an important officer of an imperial palace.
a high official of an empire.
Palatine, a native or inhabitant of the Palatinate.
Palatine, one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built.
a shoulder cape, usually of fur or lace, formerly worn by women.

palatine

[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, near, or in the palate; palatal:
the palatine bones.

Palatine

[ pal-uh-tahyn ]

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noun

a city in NE Illinois.

palatine

/ ˈpæləˌtaɪn /

adjective

of or relating to the palate

noun

either of two bones forming the hard palate

Palatine

/ 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

Palatine

/ ˈpæləˌtaɪn /

adjective

of or relating to the Palatinate

noun

a Palatinate

palatine

⁴

/ 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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of palatine¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English palatine, paladin, palentine, from Old French palatin, palantien, from Medieval Latin, Latin palātīnus “of the imperial house (on the Palatine hill), imperial”; originally, of the hill Palātium in Rome; palace, palatium -ine ¹

Origin of palatine²

First recorded in 1650–60; from French palatin, palatine, from Latin palātum palate + -ine ¹( def )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of palatine¹

C17: from French palatin, from Latin palātum palate

Origin of palatine²

C15: via French from Latin palātīnus belonging to the palace, from palātium; see palace

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Example Sentences

The repetition of her festival may possibly point to separate celebrations of the communities of Palatine and Quirinal.

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Chopin and Maria saw each other every evening at the house of her uncle, the Palatine Wodzinski.

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The palatine, with his nephew and all his court, received us at the first gate; loud acclamations arose from every quarter.

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Before the shrine; that is, before the shrine of Apollo, in his temple at Rome, called the Palatine.

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The palatine process of the nasal does not meet the frontal process of the maxilla.

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