"palatine" in the noun sense

1. palatine

any of various important officials in ancient Rome

2. palatine, palsgrave

Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

3. Palatine

the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome supposedly the location of the first settlement and the site of many imperial palaces

4. palatine, palatine bone, os palatinum

either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits

"palatine" in the adjective sense

1. palatal, palatine

relating to or lying near the palate

"palatal index"

"the palatine tonsils"

2. palatine

of or relating to a count palatine and his royal prerogatives

3. palatine

of or relating to a palace

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