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palatine

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[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ]

adjective

  1. having royal privileges:

    a count palatine.

  2. of or relating to a count palatine, earl palatine, or county palatine.
  3. of or relating to a palace; palatial:

    a palatine chapel.

  4. Palatine, of or relating to the Palatinate.


noun

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

palatine

2

[ pal-uh-tahyn, -tin ]

adjective

  1. of, near, or in the palate; palatal:

    the palatine bones.

Palatine

3

[ pal-uh-tahyn ]

noun

  1. a city in NE Illinois.

palatine

1

/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /

adjective

  1. (of an individual) possessing royal prerogatives in a territory
  2. of, belonging to, characteristic of, or relating to a count palatine, county palatine, palatinate, or palatine
  3. of or relating to a palace
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. feudal history the lord of a palatinate
  2. any of various important officials at the late Roman, Merovingian, or Carolingian courts
  3. (in Colonial America) any of the proprietors of a palatine colony, such as Carolina
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Palatine

2

/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Palatinate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a Palatinate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

palatine

3

/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the palate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. either of two bones forming the hard palate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Palatine

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/ ˈæəˌٲɪ /

noun

  1. one of the Seven Hills of Rome: traditionally the site of the first settlement of Rome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or designating this hill
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog 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 貹īԳܲ “of the imperial house (on the Palatine hill), imperial”; originally, of the hill ʲپܳ in Rome; palace, palatium -ine 1

Origin of palatine2

First recorded in 1650–60; from French palatin, palatine, from Latin 貹ٳܳ palate + -ine 1( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of palatine1

C15: via French from Latin 貹īԳܲ belonging to the palace, from 貹پܳ; see palace

Origin of palatine2

C17: from French palatin, from Latin 貹ٳܳ palate
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The palatine tonsils are on the sides of the throat, and there are also lingual tonsils on the back of the tongue.

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The book was spectacularly ill timed, although it earned Apian a position as court astronomer to Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and eventually the title of imperial count palatine.

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Morphological features also came into play, as scale rows, fin rays and sensory pores were counted and the presence or absence of tiny teeth on the upper jaw called palatine teeth were noted.

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It came to the notice of the elector palatine Friedrich III., who had it translated into German and published.

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The anterior spine of the palatine approaches the posterior projection of the premaxillae more closely as age increases and, in the oldest vole is firmly attached and forms a complete partition separating the incisive foramina.

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